2024
Treating Migraine Patients With Cardiovascular Risks
Wang K, Sico J. Treating Migraine Patients With Cardiovascular Risks. Neurology 2024, 103: e210196. PMID: 39621947, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000210196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCardiovascular safety profileSafety profileCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular riskIncreased riskIncreased risk of ischemic eventsRisk of ischemic eventsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsExclusion of patientsAdverse cardiovascular eventsMyocardial infractionRisk of acute cardiovascular eventsEffective acute treatmentTreat migraine patientsRisk of myocardial infractionCOX-2 inhibitorsAnti-inflammatory drugsAcute cardiovascular eventsMigraine patientsAcute treatmentIschemic eventsManaging cardiovascular riskRandomized trialsCOX-2
2018
Survey Analysis of the Use, Effectiveness, and Patient‐Reported Tolerability of Inhaled Oxygen Compared With Injectable Sumatriptan for the Acute Treatment of Cluster Headache
Schindler EAD, Wright DA, Weil MJ, Gottschalk CH, Pittman BP, Sico JJ. Survey Analysis of the Use, Effectiveness, and Patient‐Reported Tolerability of Inhaled Oxygen Compared With Injectable Sumatriptan for the Acute Treatment of Cluster Headache. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2018, 58: 1568-1578. PMID: 30221765, DOI: 10.1111/head.13405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjectable sumatriptanCluster headacheAcute treatmentMedication responseOxygen deliverySide effectsPatient-reported side effectsSecondary analysisTherapeutic response rateCigarette smoking historyOptimization of therapyOptimal oxygen deliveryPositive predictorSmoking historyOxygen therapyCigarette smokingHeadache clinicTherapeutic optionsPatient populationPharmacologic interventionsTriptan medicationsComparable efficacyDaily attacksMale genderTherapeutic response