| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||
From the Departments of Cardiology (Drs. Schwerzmann, Wahl, Seiler, Meier, and Windecker, and S. Wiher) and Neurology (Drs. Nedeltchev and Mattle), University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. M. Schwerzmann, Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, UHN Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St., EN 12-220, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4; e-mail: markus.schwerzmann{at}uhn.on.ca
Among 215 patients referred for percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) after presumed paradoxical embolism, we assessed the prevalence of migraine. In the year prior to PFO closure, 48 (22%) patients had migraine, twice the expected prevalence of 10 to 12% in the general European population. In patients with migraine with aura, percutaneous PFO closure reduced the frequency of migraine attacks by 54% (1.2 ± 0.8 vs 0.6 ± 0.8 per month; p = 0.001) and in patients with migraine without aura by 62% (1.2 ± 0.7 vs 0.4 ± 0.4 per month; p = 0.006). PFO closure did not have an effect on headache frequency in patients with nonmigraine headaches (1.4 ± 0.9 vs 1.0 ± 0.9 per month; p = NS).
Received July 30, 2003. Accepted in final form October 28, 2003.
See also page 1439
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
 |
|
  L. R. MacClellan, W. Giles, J. Cole, M. Wozniak, B. Stern, B. D. Mitchell, and S. J. Kittner Probable Migraine With Visual Aura and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: The Stroke Prevention in Young Women Study Stroke, September 1, 2007; 38(9): 2438 - 2445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 O. I.I. Soliman, M. L. Geleijnse, F. J. Meijboom, A. Nemes, O. Kamp, P. Nihoyannopoulos, N. Masani, S. B. Feinstein, and F. J. Ten Cate The use of contrast echocardiography for the detection of cardiac shunts Eur J Echocardiogr, June 1, 2007; 8(3): s2 - s12. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Di Legge and F. Sallustio Migraine Relief After Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Should Vascular Risk Factor Control Be Achieved First? Stroke, December 1, 2006; 37(12): 2876 - 2876. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 Q Mohamed, O Ormerod, and S M Downes Retinal artery obstruction, migraine and patent foramen ovale. Br. J. Ophthalmol., November 1, 2006; 90(11): 1432 - 1432. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 B. Lapergue, C. Rosso, L. Hadrane, J. Labreuche, H. Abboud, E. Brochet, J. -M. Juliard, and P. Amarenco Frequency of migraine attacks following stroke starts to decrease before PFO closure. Neurology, September 26, 2006; 67(6): 1099 - 1100. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. C. Post and W. Budts The Relationship Between Migraine and Right-to-Left Shunt: Fact or Fiction? Chest, September 1, 2006; 130(3): 896 - 901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Cakmak, C. Goldman, A. Bozio, N. Nighoghossian, L. Derex, and P. Trouillas Sinus Venosus-Type Atrial Septal Defect: A Rare Curable Cause of Recurrent Transient Neurological Deficits Stroke, September 1, 2006; 37(9): 2385 - 2386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 G. Rigatelli, G. Braggion, S. Aggio, M. Chinaglia, and P. Cardaioli Primary patent foramen ovale closure to relieve severe migraine. Ann Intern Med, March 21, 2006; 144(6): 458 - 460. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
G. P. Anzola, G. B. Frisoni, E. Morandi, F. Casilli, and E. Onorato Shunt-Associated Migraine Responds Favorably to Atrial Septal Repair: A Case-Control Study Stroke, February 1, 2006; 37(2): 430 - 434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. C. Post, V. Thijs, W. J. Schonewille, W. Budts, R. J. Snijder, H.W.M. Plokker, and C. J.J. Westermann Embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and decrease in prevalence of migraine Neurology, January 24, 2006; 66(2): 202 - 205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. Schwerzmann, K. Nedeltchev, F. Lagger, H. P. Mattle, S. Windecker, B. Meier, and C. Seiler Prevalence and size of directly detected patent foramen ovale in migraine with aura Neurology, November 8, 2005; 65(9): 1415 - 1418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. C. Post, T. G. W. Letteboer, J. J. Mager, T. H. Plokker, J. C. Kelder, and C. J. J. Westermann A Pulmonary Right-to-Left Shunt in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Is Associated With an Increased Prevalence of Migraine Chest, October 1, 2005; 128(4): 2485 - 2489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 N P Barnes and S Jayawant MIGRAINE Arch. Dis. Child. Ed. Pract., October 1, 2005; 90(3): ep53 - ep57. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 P T Wilmshurst, S Nightingale, K P Walsh, and W L Morrison Clopidogrel reduces migraine with aura after transcatheter closure of persistent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects Heart, September 1, 2005; 91(9): 1173 - 1175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 K. Mortelmans, M. Post, V. Thijs, L. Herroelen, and W. Budts The influence of percutaneous atrial septal defect closure on the occurrence of migraine Eur. Heart J., August 1, 2005; 26(15): 1533 - 1537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 M. Reisman, R. D. Christofferson, J. Jesurum, J. V. Olsen, M. P. Spencer, K. A. Krabill, L. Diehl, S. Aurora, and W. A. Gray Migraine headache relief after transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 15, 2005; 45(4): 493 - 495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Tsimikas Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale for migraine prophylaxis: Hope or hype? J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 15, 2005; 45(4): 496 - 498. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
V. K. Gupta, M. Schwerzmann, and S. Windecker Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale reduces the frequency of migraine attacks Neurology, November 9, 2004; 63(9): 1760 - 1761. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M.-G. Bousser Estrogens, Migraine, and Stroke Stroke, November 1, 2004; 35(11_suppl_1): 2652 - 2656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. Kondapaneni Does the percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale help the migraine sufferer? Neurology, April 27, 2004; 62(8): E20 - E21. [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
Read all Correspondence
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
