Migraine With Aura Among Women Increase Stroke Or Heart Attack Risks

Migraine With Aura Among Women Increase Stroke Or Heart Attack Risks

A recent study revealed that a migraine with aura show signs of increased blood vessel and heart problems among women.

The Mayo Clinic indicated that a migraine that has visual components such as flashing lights or blind spots is also known as a migraine with aura and are treated like regular migraines.

The study was revealed during the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. A second study also revealed that similar migraine issues among women who are on the latest hormonal contraceptives may have increased risks for blood clots.

Less than twenty percent of all migraines are migraines with aura. Being overweight and genetics are among the factors of a migraine with aura. The first migraine study included 1,435 of the 27,860 women who participated in the study had migraine with aura.

The study lasted for fifteen years where stroke or heart attack cases reached 1,030. Migraine with aura was the second biggest contributor to the heart attack and stroke. It comes after high blood pressure.

According to Dr. Tobias Kurth of the American Academy of Neurology, although the risk of heart attack or stroke has increased due to migraine with aura, it does not automatically mean that they will suffer a heart attack or a stroke.

The second study involved women who suffered from migraines and were using the latest contraceptives. The contraceptives were combined with progestin and estrogen. Among the 145,304 women who used contraceptives had 2,691 women suffering from migraine with aura while 3,437 had a typical migraine.

Around 7.6 percent of the women who used the latest contraceptives and had migraine with aura were found to have a clot on their leg vein. In comparison, only 6.3 percent of the women with the typical migraine were in a similar situation. The risk of blood clots was higher among women who had migraines and took contraceptives compared to women who did not suffer from migraines and took contraceptives.

According to Dr. Noah Rosen, the best thing that can be taken from the research involving migraine with aura is the importance in identifying the people with migraines in order to make them aware of the risks they may face.

Posted by George Daniels on Thursday January 17 2013, 11:51 AM EST. Ref: CBS News. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0