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This review examines the link between headache and hypertension, questioning the cause-and-effect relationship. It presents data from a 20-year study and offers current views on hypertension and headache connections.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Neurology
Background:
- The association between headache and hypertension is long-recognized.
- A causal link has been debated and re-examined over time.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review existing literature on hypertension and headache.
- To present data from a 20-year follow-up study.
- To summarize current perspectives on the relationship.
Main Methods:
- Literature review.
- Analysis of a 20-year follow-up study data from Sydney Hospital's Cardio-Vascular Clinic.
Main Results:
- Data from the 20-year study will be presented.
- Personal views on the hypertension-headache relationship will be summarized.
Conclusions:
- The review aims to clarify the complex relationship between hypertension and headache.
- Further understanding of this association is crucial for patient care.
Abstract:
The frequent association between headache and hypertension has been recognized since the introduction of the sphygmomanometer. A cause and effect relationship proposed by early writers and widely accepted in the medical and lay community has been proposed, questioned and re-examined. The purpose of this review is to scan the literature on the subject, to present some factual data obtained from a 20 year follow-up study carried out at the Cardio-Vascular Clinic, Sydney Hospital and to summarize some personal views currently held on the relationship of hypertension and headache.
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