Patent foramen ovale closure: a new therapy for migraine

Schwerzmann, Markus; Nedeltchev, Krassen; Meier, Bernhard (2007). Patent foramen ovale closure: a new therapy for migraine. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions, 69(2), pp. 277-84. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1002/ccd.20966

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Migraine is a recurrent disabling disorder predominantly affecting middle-aged women. Migraine occurs with or without aura symptoms. Several studies have shown an increased prevalence of right-to-left shunts (RLSs) in migraine with aura. The overwhelming majority of these shunts were due to a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Furthermore, migraine with aura is more prevalent in clinical entities associated with a RLS, e.g. cryptogenic stroke, decompression illness in divers, or in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia and pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas. Retrospective studies have consistently shown that shunt closure was associated with a significant reduction in migraine frequency. Its beneficial effect seemed to exceed the efficacy of conventional migraine therapy. Several randomized clinical trials to prospectively assess the benefit of shunt closure in migraine patients have been initiated. The only one completed, the MIST trial (Migraine Intervention with STARFLEX Technology), showed a significant reduction of migraine with aura after device implantation, compared with controls. However, the benefit of PFO closure was more modest than expected. This review recapitulates the current data regarding PFO closure and migraine with aura and summarizes in brief the current knowledge regarding migraine pathophysiology and the link to a RLS.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology
UniBE Contributor:	Schwerzmann, Markus, Meier, Bernhard
ISSN:	1522-1946
ISBN:	17253601
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:55
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:17
Publisher DOI:	10.1002/ccd.20966
PubMed ID:	17253601
Web of Science ID:	000244198700019
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/23261 (FactScience: 40741)