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Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease
The ear has a reflexive property; therefore, various physical attributes may appear on the auricle when disorders of the internal organs or other parts of the body exist. Auricular diagnostics is an objective, painless, and noninvasive method that provides rapid access to information. Thus, the asso...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3544543/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326290 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/706249 |
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author | Kwai-Ping Suen, Lorna Lau, Yuk-kong Ma, Hok-cheung Lai, Kam-wai Holroyd, Eleanor |
author_facet | Kwai-Ping Suen, Lorna Lau, Yuk-kong Ma, Hok-cheung Lai, Kam-wai Holroyd, Eleanor |
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description | The ear has a reflexive property; therefore, various physical attributes may appear on the auricle when disorders of the internal organs or other parts of the body exist. Auricular diagnostics is an objective, painless, and noninvasive method that provides rapid access to information. Thus, the association between auricular signals and coronary heart disease (CHD) should be further investigated. A case control study was conducted to determine the predictive value of auricular signals on 100 cases of CHD (CHD+ve = 50; CHD−ve = 50) via visual inspection, electrical skin resistance measurement, and tenderness testing. The results showed that the presence of an ear lobe crease (ELC) was significantly associated with coronary heart disease. The “heart” zone of the CHD+ve group significantly exhibited higher conductivity on both ears than that of the controls. The CHD+ve group experienced significant tenderness in the “heart” region compared with those in the CHD−ve group in both acute and chronic conditions. Further studies that take into consideration the impact of age, race, and earlobe shape on ELC prevalence in a larger sample should be done. |
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spelling | pubmed-35445432013-01-16 Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease Kwai-Ping Suen, Lorna Lau, Yuk-kong Ma, Hok-cheung Lai, Kam-wai Holroyd, Eleanor Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article The ear has a reflexive property; therefore, various physical attributes may appear on the auricle when disorders of the internal organs or other parts of the body exist. Auricular diagnostics is an objective, painless, and noninvasive method that provides rapid access to information. Thus, the association between auricular signals and coronary heart disease (CHD) should be further investigated. A case control study was conducted to determine the predictive value of auricular signals on 100 cases of CHD (CHD+ve = 50; CHD−ve = 50) via visual inspection, electrical skin resistance measurement, and tenderness testing. The results showed that the presence of an ear lobe crease (ELC) was significantly associated with coronary heart disease. The “heart” zone of the CHD+ve group significantly exhibited higher conductivity on both ears than that of the controls. The CHD+ve group experienced significant tenderness in the “heart” region compared with those in the CHD−ve group in both acute and chronic conditions. Further studies that take into consideration the impact of age, race, and earlobe shape on ELC prevalence in a larger sample should be done. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-12-24 /pmc/articles/PMC3544543/ /pubmed/23326290 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/706249 Text en Copyright © 2012 Lorna Kwai-Ping Suen et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kwai-Ping Suen, Lorna Lau, Yuk-kong Ma, Hok-cheung Lai, Kam-wai Holroyd, Eleanor Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease |
title | Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease |
title_full | Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease |
title_fullStr | Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease |
title_full_unstemmed | Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease |
title_short | Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease |
title_sort | predictive value of auricular diagnosis on coronary heart disease |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3544543/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326290 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/706249 |
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