Heart Attack Causes Head-Ache - Cardiac Cephalalgia.
Chest pain is the typical symptom of myocardial infarction (MI), and there are many atypical manifestations such as stomachache or dyspnea. Headache is a rare presentation of MI, which has specifically been termed "cardiac cephalalgia" or "cardiac cephalgia". In this article, we have reported a case of sudden onset headache and neck pain, of whom MI was confirmed by electrocardiography, cardiac markers, and coronary angiogram. The patient's headache subsided dramatically after coronary angioplasty, and it had not recurred in the following one year. Additionally, diagnostic clues and possible mechanisms of cardiac cephalalgia are discussed as well.


BACKGROUND
Headache • Cardiac cephalgia • Cardiac cephalalgia • Myocardial infarction.
Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chi-Cheng
CC
Huang
Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Pen-Chih
PC
Liao