The heart of epilepsy: Current views and future concepts

Highlights • Cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities are common in people with epilepsy. • Epilepsy and CV disorders have a complex relationship. • Shared risk factors, causal and resultant mechanisms may play a role. • Great progress in clinical profiles has been made. • Further studies are needed to aid...

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Published in:	Seizure (London, England) Vol. 44; pp. 176 - 183
Main Authors:	Shmuely, S, van der Lende, M, Lamberts, R.J, Sander, J.W, Thijs, R.D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2017
Subjects:	Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Arrhythmia Cardiac Cardiovascular Comorbidity Epilepsy Epilepsy - drug therapy Epilepsy - epidemiology Heart Diseases - epidemiology Humans Neurology Risk Factors Seizures Arrhythmia Cardiovascular Comorbidity Epilepsy Cardiac Seizures
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Summary:	Highlights • Cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities are common in people with epilepsy. • Epilepsy and CV disorders have a complex relationship. • Shared risk factors, causal and resultant mechanisms may play a role. • Great progress in clinical profiles has been made. • Further studies are needed to aid early identification of CV disorders in epilepsy.
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ISSN:	1059-1311 1532-2688
DOI:	10.1016/j.seizure.2016.10.001