Cardiac cephalalgia (CC)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cardiac cephalalgia (CC). This is headache associated with cardiac ischaemia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- This is headache associated with cardiac ischaemia
- It may be the only manifestation of coronary artery disease
- It may be the result of cortical hypoperfusion
Epidemiology
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Triggers
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Clinical features
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Possible associated features
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Cardiac investigations
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Differential diagnosis
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Treatment
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References
- Bini A, Evangelista A, Castellini P, et al. Cardiac cephalgia. J Headache Pain 2009; 10:3-9.
- Wassef N, Ali AT, Katsanevaki AZ, Nishtar S. Cardiac cephalgia. Cardiol Res 2014; 5:195-197.
- Chowdhury AW, Saleh MAD, Hasan P, et al. Cardiac cephalgia: a headache of the heart. J Cardiol Cases 2015; 11:139-141.
- Wang M, Wang L, Liu C, Bian X, Dong Z, Yu S. Cardiac cephalalgia: one case with cortical hypoperfusion in headaches and literature review. J Headache Pain 2017; 18:24.
- Navarro-Pérez MP, Espinosa-Rueda J, Ballesta-Martínez S, et al. Prevalence, clinical characteristics and associated factors of cardiac cephalalgia: a prospective study. Cephalalgia 2023; 43:3331024231160743.
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