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Drug For Cluster Headaches May Cause Heart Problems

August 22nd, 2007 by admin

A drug increasingly used to prevent cluster headaches can cause heart problems, according to a study published in the August 14, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Those taking the drug verapamil for cluster headaches should be closely monitored with frequent electrocardiograms (EKGs) for potential development of irregular heartbeats.Cluster headache is a rare, severe form of headache that is more common in men. [click link for full article]

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