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People who suffer from migraines may be more at risk of some major health problems, it has been claimed.

According to a US study on 25,000 women, those who are prone to blurred vision during headaches and have a certain genetic variant are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.

The research, which is published in the February 17th print edition of Neurology, found migraine sufferers who do not experience these symptoms have no increased risk of such medical issues, those with heart conditions life insurance may be interested to learn.

Markus Schurks, author of the study, commented there has been several instance of previous work looking into the links between gene variants, strokes and heart disease.

He added: "Getting to the bottom of whether there is a connection and why may help to develop ways to prevent issues like stroke and heart disease."

In other news, Dr Tony Rudd recent claimed treatment for stroke victims in Wales is the worst in the UK.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 7:00 pm and is filed under Stroke.