Why the study?
Does ergotamine intake reduce the distensibility of the common carotid artery in migraine patients?
Population
30 subjects total: 10 migraine patients with ergotamine intake, 10 control patients with migraine headache…
Comparison
Ergotamine tartrate taken within 12 hours before… vs Migraine patients with no prior ergotamine…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Ergotamine intake significantly reduces the distensibility of the common carotid artery, demonstrating that vascular smooth muscle contraction can modulate arterial buffering independently of blood pressure changes.
Does ergotamine intake reduce the distensibility of the common carotid artery in migraine patients?
Ergotamine intake significantly reduces the distensibility of the common carotid artery, demonstrating that vascular smooth muscle contraction can modulate arterial buffering independently of blood pressure changes.
Barenbrock et al. (1996) studied this question.
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