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Original Source: Migraine headaches following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
BACKGROUND: Atrial septal defects (ASD), including patent foramen ovale, have been linked to an increased prevalence of migraine headaches in the general population. A similar association with migraine is speculated for iatrogenic ASD due to atrial septal puncture during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS: A total of 2,069 patients who underwent catheter ablation for AF at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN between January 2001 and December 2008 were scheduled for follow-up at least at 3 month...
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Migraine with aura triggered by cardiac myxoma: Case report and literature review.
We present a new case of cardiac myxoma triggering migraine auras. A 52-year-old woman was suffering from migraine attacks with aura. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no abnormalities. Subseque...
Background: The ratio of peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity (TRV) and right ventricular outflow time-velocity integral (TVI RVOT) has been described as a good correlate of pulmonary vascular resist...
This study investigated whether cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and echocardiography (echo) can replace catheterization (cath) for routine evaluation prior to Fontan and under what circumstances CMR...
Migraine and Cadiac Shunts - is there a Link?.
Recently an association between migraine and cardiac shunts (e.g. through a patent foramen ovale, PFO) has been described. There is evidence from mostly retrospective case series that PFO closure can...
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of migraine, alexithymia, and post-traumatic stress disorder among medical students at Cumhuriyet University of Sivas in Turkey. A total of 250...
