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(Message started by: dannyboy on Feb 2^nd, 2006, 4:40am)

Title: PFO?
Post by dannyboy on Feb 2^nd, 2006, 4:40am

Reason I ask is that blood goes through the hole and bypasses the lungs. So the blood doesn't get oxygenated. And Oxygen seems to help in some...

This hole in the heart stuff... any reported connection to CH so far?

PFO is not a broken heart teacher lady

Aaaai
DB

Title: Re: PFO?
Post by Woobie on Feb 2^nd, 2006, 6:21am

I seem to remember there being some research linking Ch to a heart defect.

I'm sure someone will be along .......... I cant think and dont know where to find it right now.

:-/

Title: Re: PFO?
Post by BobG on Feb 2^nd, 2006, 6:42pm

My mother was born with a small hole in her heart. Do you think she is the cause of my headaches? The hole was repaired, 2 years ago when she was 79 years old, but I still get headaches whenever she's near.

Hello dannyboy. Long time no see.

Title: Re: PFO?
Post by unsolved1 on Feb 2^nd, 2006, 8:25pm

Check out these links

http://www.w-h-a.org/wha2/Newsite/resultsnav.asp?color=99CC66&idContentNews=791

http://www.doctorndtv.com/news/detailnews.asp?id=1140&word=heart

http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/newsstories/clusterheadachelinkedheart.cfm

There is plenty more info out there about a link between PFO and clusters. Just do a Google search

UNsolved

Title: Re: PFO?
Post by dannyboy on Feb 6^th, 2006, 9:31am

Hello Bob! I'd say there's definately a link then. Good grounds for a paper on genetics

Thanks for the links UNsolved

Title: Re: PFO?
Post by dannyboy on Feb 7^th, 2006, 10:38am

"As reported in the medical journal Neurology, Dr. Cinzia Finocchi and colleagues, from the University of Genoa in Italy, used ultrasound to look for PFO in 40 people with cluster headache and 40 similar subjects without such headaches. "

"There was evidence of PFO in 17 patients with cluster headache compared with just 7 headache-free subjects. Having a cluster headache more than tripled the odds of having a PFO".... and there I thought 7 times three was 21?!

Any way, just one study but it's a start

Gawd damn interesting

Unsolved, shot ma bru!

Title: Re: PFO?
Post by seasonalboomer on Feb 7^th, 2006, 10:50am

on 02/02/06 at 18:42:20, BobG wrote:

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my mother in law has some kind of slight heart defect too and her presence has been a known trigger for me in the past - worsened by the fact that I can't drink when in cycle. Bob, you might be on to something with this angle.

Scott