ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2018
Migraine and risk of cardiovascular diseases: Danish population based matched cohort study.
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- Association between migraine and cognitive impairment.The journal of headache and pain · 2022Pooled it
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- Comorbidities of primary headache disorders: a literature review with meta-analysis.The journal of headache and pain · 2021Pooled it
- Synergistic health effects of air pollution, temperature, and pollen exposure: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2020Pooled it
- Ultrasonic assessment of carotid intima-media thickness in migraine: a meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2019Pooled it
- The efficacy and safety of calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibody for episodic migraine: a meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2018Pooled it
- Eptinezumab in episodic migraine: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (PROMISE-1).Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2020Trial
- Sustained responses to lasmiditan: Results from post-hoc analyses of two Phase 3 randomized clinical trials for acute treatment of migraine.Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2019Trial
- Lasmiditan for acute treatment of migraine in patients with cardiovascular risk factors: post-hoc analysis of pooled results from 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials.The journal of headache and pain · 2019Trial
- Lasmiditan is an effective acute treatment for migraine: A phase 3 randomized study.Neurology · 2018Trial
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- Migraine, comorbidity, and risks of severe maternal and neonatal morbidity or mortality: a population-based cohort study.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Dissecting the shared genetic architecture between migraine subtypes and cardiovascular diseases: a multi-layered genomic analysis.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Episodic migraine is associated with a more atherogenic lipid profile rather than independent insulin resistance: a case-control study.Lipids in health and disease · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the risks of myocardial infarction, stroke (ischaemic and haemorrhagic), peripheral artery disease, venous thromboembolism, atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, and heart failure in patients with migraine and in a general population comparison cohort.
designNationwide, population based cohort study.
settingAll Danish hospitals and hospital outpatient clinics from 1995 to 2013.
participants51 032 patients with migraine and 510 320 people from the general population matched on age, sex, and calendar year.
main outcome measuresComorbidity adjusted hazard ratios of cardiovascular outcomes based on Cox regression analysis.
resultsHigher absolute risks were observed among patients with incident migraine than in the general population across most outcomes and follow-up periods. After 19 years of follow-up, the cumulative incidences per 1000 people for the migraine cohort compared with the general population were 25
conclusionsMigraine was associated with increased risks of myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke, venous thromboembolism, and atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. Migraine may be an important risk factor for most cardiovascular diseases.
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