Migraine and cardiovascular disease. A call for action

Headache

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 882-883

  Bigal, Marcelo E ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGE; ANALGESIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL FUNCTION; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77951800905     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01666.x     Document Type: Letter

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