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dannyboy
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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
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Re: PFO?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 2nd, 2006, 6:21am » |
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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.
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Re: PFO?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 2nd, 2006, 6:42pm » |
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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.
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Re: PFO?
« Reply #4 on: Feb 6th, 2006, 9:31am » |
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Hello Bob! I'd say there's definately a link then. Good grounds for a paper on genetics
Thanks for the links UNsolved
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Re: PFO?
« Reply #5 on: Feb 7th, 2006, 10:38am » |
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"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
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Re: PFO?
« Reply #6 on: Feb 7th, 2006, 10:50am » |
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on Feb 2nd, 2006, 6:42pm, BobG wrote: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.
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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.
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