Do you order screening echocardiograms for patients with migraine with aura?
In light of AAN 2026 abstract by Yang et al. Do you send other tests to screen for cardiovascular risk in migraine with aura patients?
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Neurology · UPMC
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I do not and would not, based on that abstract. We would need higher-quality studies to prove that closing PFO decreases adverse vascular outcomes in patients with migraine disorder with aura.
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