A Proteomic Analysis for Understanding the Link Between Migraine and Cardiovascular Disease

Ninety consecutive patients hospitalized for noncoronary artery disease will follow their clinical course. They will be classified into symptomatic for migraine with aura (N=45) and migraine free (N=45) and will be enrolled in the study. Patients will be screened for migraine characteristics and a comprehensive clinical analysis, including sex-related cardiovascular risk factors, will be collected. To achieve the study objective, blood will be drawn to do targeted proteomic evaluation of proteins relevant to Cardiovascular disease (CVD), inflammation, immune response, and neurological disorders, in order to compare the profile of migraine patients with that obtained in patients without migraine.