TY - JOUR
T1 - Migraine headaches following mitral valvuloplasty
T2 - Koch's postulates finally satisfied?
AU - Abernethy, Abraham
AU - Ruiz-Rodriguez, Ernesto
AU - Krasuski, Richard A.
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The relationship between patent foramen ovale and migraine headache is a topic surrounded by much controversy. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman who underwent successful percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty for rheumatic mitral valve stenosis, but had an immediate postprocedural course complicated by refractory migraine headaches. Interestingly, resolution of her headaches coincided with the spontaneous closure of the interatrial communication created during valvuloplasty. This suggests interatrial flow as an important trigger for migraine headaches in this patient.
AB - The relationship between patent foramen ovale and migraine headache is a topic surrounded by much controversy. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman who underwent successful percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty for rheumatic mitral valve stenosis, but had an immediate postprocedural course complicated by refractory migraine headaches. Interestingly, resolution of her headaches coincided with the spontaneous closure of the interatrial communication created during valvuloplasty. This suggests interatrial flow as an important trigger for migraine headaches in this patient.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 23735365
AN - SCOPUS:84894305509
SN - 1042-3931
VL - 25
SP - E120-123
JO - The Journal of invasive cardiology
JF - The Journal of invasive cardiology
IS - 6
ER -