Sex-specific metabolic profiling to explain the increased CVD risk in women with migraine: a narrative review

ConclusionsThere is no general large dyslipidemia profile in migraine patients, in line with findings that the increased risk of CVD in migraine patients seems not to be due to (large artery) atherosclerosis. Sex-specific associations are indicative towards a less CVD-protective lipoprotein profile in women with migraine. Future studies into the pathophysiology of CVD and migraine need to take sex specific factors into account. By establishing the overlapping pathophysiological mechanism of migraine and CVD, and unraveling the associated effects these diseases exert on each other, better preventative measures can be identified.
Source: The Journal of Headache and Pain - Category: Neurology Source Type: research