Aura Migraines Linked to Heart Attack Risk for Women
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Women who suffer from migraines with visual disturbances like flashing lights, called aura, may be at a higher risk for heart attack and stroke, research found.
A study of almost 28,000 women showed that migraine with aura was the second-strongest individual contributor to danger of heart attack and stroke after high blood pressure, said Tobias Kurth, lead author of the research released today by the American Academy of Neurology. A second study found that women who suffer from migraines with aura and who use newer forms of birth control may have a greater risk of blood clots.