TY - JOUR AU - Abbasi, Sana Qanber AU - Ahmed, Ejaz AU - Sattar, Rabia PY - 2018/02/21 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Comparison of Serum Probrain Natriuretic Peptide (ProBNP) Levels in Migraineurs and Hypertensive Migraineur Patients JF - Annals of King Edward Medical University JA - Annals KEMU VL - 23 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.21649/akemu.v23i4.2204 UR - https://annalskemu.org/journal/index.php/annals/article/view/2204 SP - 550-553 AB - <p>Migraine being one of the common and disabling causes of headaches, has been described by&nbsp;World Health Organization as close to quadriplegia and dementia.Among the headache complaint visitors&nbsp;in the emergency department, the most common are those suffering from migraine. (1) Alinear correlation<br>has been found between rising serum pro BNP levels and Cardiovascular pathologies especially those involving&nbsp;left ventricular dysfunction which may depict a probable association between migraine and CVD. To&nbsp;compare the levels of serum pro Brain natriuretic peptide (pro BNP) between migraineurs and hypertensive<br>migraineurs. It was a cross sectional comparative study in which serumpro BNP levels were measured in migraine&nbsp;patients and hypertensive patients with migraine. A blood sample of 3 cc was drawn from the median&nbsp;cubital vein after securing aseptic measures. The blood sample was allowed to clot for 30 minutes and serum&nbsp;was separated. The serum was then centrifuged andpro BNP levels were estimated by ELISA using Human&nbsp;pro BNP kit. Patients’ history and recorded blood pressure was documented on a questionnaire. The results&nbsp;were analyzed using SPSS 21. One way ANOVA and Independent sample T test were applied to compare&nbsp;the proBNP levels. A P-value of &lt; 0.05 was taken as significant. Serum pro BNP levels were raised in migraine&nbsp;patients and also in hypertensive patients with migraine (p-value 0.00). Serum pro BNP levels were&nbsp;found to be raised in both migraineurs and hypertensive migraineurs but the increase was not equal.</p> ER -