Migraine accompanied by ‘aura’ linked to heart risk

by Barbara Phillips, NP on July 19, 2006

People who experience vision of heart disease compared to people who do not get the debilitating headaches, a study said on Tuesday.

The “aura” that immediately precedes a migraine affects sufferers differently, with some combination of dizziness, flashes or spots of light, and temporary loss of vision.

Among the 28 million Americans, mostly women, who suffer migraines, fewer than one-third experience the aura beforehand that was linked in the study to the increased risk of heart attack or stroke.

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Vonnie July 23, 2006 at 5:18 pm

Hi Barbara,

I never get an aura and I get plenty of migraines. Some doctors try to tell you that it’s not a migraine unless you have an aura. Not true – as your article states.

When I start having pain in my left temple, I know it’s going to be a long, miserable day.

My heart goes out to all migraine suffers.

Vonnie

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