Migraines and cardiovascular disease: mechanisms and methodological challenges

. 2023 Dec;20(12):791-792.

doi: 10.1038/s41569-023-00934-7.

Tobias Kurth^{1

2}, Pamela M Rist^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. tobias.kurth@charite.de.
² Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. tobias.kurth@charite.de.
³ Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
⁴ Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Tobias Kurth et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2023 Dec.

. 2023 Dec;20(12):791-792.

doi: 10.1038/s41569-023-00934-7.

Tobias Kurth^{1

2}, Pamela M Rist^{3

4}

¹ Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. tobias.kurth@charite.de.
² Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. tobias.kurth@charite.de.
³ Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
⁴ Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

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