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24-07-2021, 09:16 PM
Cai Wenjun
19:28 UTC+8, 2021-07-23
Migraine headaches over a long period may be linked to congenital heart disease, local medical experts said.
They have advised people dealing with migraines to get their heart checked if doctors have failed to find a cause in the brain or nervous system.
The advice was spurred by the case of a 60-year-old woman who visited Shanghai Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine looking for relief from 30 years of migraine headaches.
She was advised by doctors the headaches may be related to a heart problem.
A check on her heart confirmed that she suffered from patent foramen ovale, or PFO, which is a hole between the left and right atria of the heart.
The hole exists in everyone before birth, but often closes shortly after birth. It is designated a PFO when it fails to close naturally after a baby is born.
"PFO is a congenital defect of the heart and affects about 20 to 25 percent of adults," said Dr Chen Tongyu from Yueyang hospital's heart center.
https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2107232483/
19:28 UTC+8, 2021-07-23
Migraine headaches over a long period may be linked to congenital heart disease, local medical experts said.
They have advised people dealing with migraines to get their heart checked if doctors have failed to find a cause in the brain or nervous system.
The advice was spurred by the case of a 60-year-old woman who visited Shanghai Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine looking for relief from 30 years of migraine headaches.
She was advised by doctors the headaches may be related to a heart problem.
A check on her heart confirmed that she suffered from patent foramen ovale, or PFO, which is a hole between the left and right atria of the heart.
The hole exists in everyone before birth, but often closes shortly after birth. It is designated a PFO when it fails to close naturally after a baby is born.
"PFO is a congenital defect of the heart and affects about 20 to 25 percent of adults," said Dr Chen Tongyu from Yueyang hospital's heart center.
https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2107232483/
