Aortic stiffness and cardiac function in middle-aged women with ischemic stroke with and without migraine
Mariam Ali·Marieke J.H. Wermer·Bastiaan J. C. te Kiefte·Birgitta K. Velthuis·Jos J.M. Westenberg·Hildo J. Lamb·Ghislaine Holswilder·Nelleke van der Weerd·Hendrikus J. A. van Os·Thijs W. van Harten·Sophie D.M. Laveaux·Nyika D. Kruyt·Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink·GM Terwindt·Katie M. Linstra
Abstract Introduction Migraine increases the risk of ischemic stroke and cardiovascular disease in women, potentially due to systemic vascular dysfunction. We investigated whether migraine is associated with increased aortic stiffness and impaired cardiac function as markers of macrovascular dysfunction in middle-aged women with ischemic stroke. Methods This cross-sectional study included three groups of women aged 40–60 years with: (I) ischemic stroke, (II) ischemic stroke with migraine, and (I