Statins for all: should patients who have migraine with aura be on a statin?

the past decade there has been increasing recognition of the importance of statins in preventing cardiovascular disease and, despite concerns of potential side-effects, in their use in populations who are at a lower risk. Inflammatory conditions are known to increase cardiovascular risk, and rheumatoid arthritis is now recognised as a relevant factor in risk algorithms. Migraine is fundamentally an inflammatory problem triggered by activation of the trigeminal neurovascular complex. Should this be included in a risk analysis? bacKground Migraine affects 7.6% of males and 18.3% of females in England.