Clopidogrel reduces migraine with aura after transcatheter closure of persistent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects

Objective: To report the clinical events leading to alteration of an anticoagulation regimen for patients undergoing transcatheter closure of an atrial shunt and how this affected migraine symptoms after the closure procedure. Method: Audit of a change of anticoagulant regimen. Results: In the first...

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Published in:	Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 91; no. 9; pp. 1173 - 1175
Main Authors:	Wilmshurst, P T, Nightingale, S, Walsh, K P, Morrison, W L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01-09-2005 BMJ BMJ Publishing Group LTD Copyright 2005 by Heart
Subjects:	Adult Anticoagulants Aspirin Aspirin - therapeutic use atrial septal defect Biological and medical sciences Blood clots Blood platelets Cardiac Catheterization Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular Medicine clopidogrel Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava Defects Drug Therapy, Combination Female Headaches Heart Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - complications Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery Humans Male Medical Audit Medical sciences Middle Aged Migraine Migraine with Aura - etiology Migraine with Aura - prevention & control Neurology Patients persistent foramen ovale Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use Pneumology Postoperative Care - methods Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Serotonin Ticlopidine - analogs & derivatives Ticlopidine - therapeutic use transcatheter closure Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system Closure Persistent fetal circulation Cardiovascular disease Intracardiac defect Phlebology Vascular disease Pain Respiratory failure Heart disease Atrial septal defect Cardiology Cerebrovascular disease Nervous system diseases Respiratory disease Migraine Foramen ovale Congenital disease Pulmonary hypertension Cerebral disorder Newborn diseases Malformation Central nervous system disease Clopidogrel Circulatory system Ostium secundum
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