Why the study?
Are recurrent idiopathic headaches associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and ECG abnormalities?
Population
200 individuals with recurrent idiopathic headaches and age- and sex-matched controls
Comparison
Recurrent idiopathic headaches (exposure) vs Age- and sex-matched controls without headaches
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May warrant hypertension evaluation in recurrent headache patients; level 4 data leave broader CVD associations open.
Are recurrent idiopathic headaches associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and ECG abnormalities?
Recurrent idiopathic headaches do not appear to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases other than hypertension, and may be associated with fewer ischemic ECG changes.
Harvey J. Featherstone (1986) studied this question.
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