Migraine and the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events: a meta-analysis of 16 cohort studies including 1 152 407 subjects

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 8; no. 3; p. e020498
• Main Authors: Mahmoud, Ahmed N, Mentias, Amgad, Elgendy, Akram Y, Qazi, Abdul, Barakat, Amr F, Saad, Marwan, Mohsen, Ala, Abuzaid, Ahmed, Mansoor, Hend, Mojadidi, Mohammad K, Elgendy, Islam Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.03.2018; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Medicine; Cerebrovascular Disorders - epidemiology; Clinical outcomes; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Evidence-based medicine; Follow-Up Studies; Health risk assessment; Heart attacks; Humans; Meta-analysis; Migraine; Migraine Disorders - epidemiology; Mortality; Risk; Stroke; Systematic review; cardiac epidemiology; migraine; stroke; myocardial infarction

ObjectivesTo perform an updated meta-analysis to evaluate the long-term cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes among migraineurs.SettingA meta-analysis of cohort studies performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.Data sourcesThe MEDL...