Migraine and vascular diseases: A review of the evidence and potential implications for management

Cephalalgia

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 785-795

  Sacco, Simona ^a   Ricci, Silvia ^a   Carolei, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; coronary artery disease; Migraine; migraine with aura; mortality; risk factors; stroke

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; MORTALITY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864268930     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102412451361     Document Type: Review

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