ArticlePostepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology2020
Impact of percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure on migraine headaches in patients with history of ischemic neurological events.
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- Incremental value of characteristics of right-to-left shunt in patients with migraine and cryptogenic stroke via multi-modal echocardiography.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Migraine and stroke: correlation, coexistence, dependence - a modern perspective.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Review
- Normobaric oxygen may attenuate the headache in patients with patent foramen povale and migraine.BMC neurology · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionObservational studies have shown that migraine has been associated with patent foramen ovale (PFO). Whilst studies investigating PFO closure for the treatment of migraine have been neutral, there is some evidence that symptoms of migraine may improve if the PFO was closed after ischemic stroke.
aimTo establish whether closure of PFO in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) is associated with reduction in the severity of co-existent migraine headaches. MATERIAL AND
methodsPatients with ischemic stroke or TIA, PFO suitable for percutaneous closure and migraine, were given migraine severity questionnaires prior to PFO closure. These were followed up at 6 and 12 months after closure with the same questionnaire. The primary endpoint was change in migraine severity using the Migraine Severity Scale (MIGSEV). Migraine episode frequency, disability (using the MIDAS scale), and pain intensity were also assessed.
resultsSixty-two patients were included in the analysis. MIGSEV scores reduced from 7 (7-8) at baseline to 4 (3.25-6) at 6-month follow-up, and 3 (0-4) at 12-month follow-up (
conclusionsPFO closure for stroke or TIA prevention in patients with migraine was associated with a reduction in markers of migraine headache severity.
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