Women who suffer from migraine are likely to have high blood pressure, according to a new study. High blood pressure causes the heart, other organs and blood vessels to work harder than it should to supply your body with enough blood. This can cause damage and put you at risk of many serious health conditions, such as heart disease, kidney disease, strokes, heart failure and heart attacks.
According to Blood Pressure UK, around one in three Brits are believed to be living with high blood pressure. However, many people do not even realise they have it as it is often symptomless. This is why high blood pressure is often known as a 'silent killer'.
In the new study, researchers found that having the condition, specifically high diastolic blood pressure, was linked to higher odds of having the debilitating headaches that can cause severe throbbing pain. Diastolic pressure is when the heart is resting between beats. The study did not find an increased risk between other cardiovascular risk factors and migraines, however.
Study author Professor Antoinette Maassen van den Brink said: “Previous research shows that migraine is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart disease and heart attack. "But less is known about how risk factors for cardiovascular events relate to having migraine. Our study looked at well-known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as diabetes, smoking, obesity and high cholesterol and found an increased odds of having migr.
