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Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review
Hypertension is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and mortality. A major medical advancement would be a better means to ascertain which persons are at higher risk for becoming hypertensive beforehand. To that end, there have been a number of studies showing that certain dermatoglyp...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4534102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26265377 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40101-015-0065-3 |
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author | Wijerathne, Buddhika TB Meier, Robert J Agampodi, Thilini C Agampodi, Suneth B |
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description | Hypertension is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and mortality. A major medical advancement would be a better means to ascertain which persons are at higher risk for becoming hypertensive beforehand. To that end, there have been a number of studies showing that certain dermatoglyphic markers are associated with hypertension. This association could be explained if the risk toward developing hypertension later on in life is somehow connected with fetal development of dermatoglyphics. It would be highly valuable from a clinical standpoint if this conjecture could be substantiated since dermatoglyphic markers could then be used for screening out individuals who might be at an elevated risk of becoming hypertensive. The aim of this review was to search for and appraise available studies that pertain to the association between hypertension and dermatoglyphics. A systematic literature search conducted using articles from MEDLINE (PubMed), Trip, Cochran, Google scholar, and gray literature until December 2014. Of the 37 relevant publications, 17 were included in the review. The review performed according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. This review showed a fairly consistent finding of an increased frequency of whorl patterns along with a higher mean total ridge count in digital dermatoglyphic results in hypertensive samples compared to controls. However, it was imperative to discuss several limitations found in the studies that could make this association as yet unsettled. |
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spelling | pubmed-45341022015-08-13 Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review Wijerathne, Buddhika TB Meier, Robert J Agampodi, Thilini C Agampodi, Suneth B J Physiol Anthropol Review Hypertension is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and mortality. A major medical advancement would be a better means to ascertain which persons are at higher risk for becoming hypertensive beforehand. To that end, there have been a number of studies showing that certain dermatoglyphic markers are associated with hypertension. This association could be explained if the risk toward developing hypertension later on in life is somehow connected with fetal development of dermatoglyphics. It would be highly valuable from a clinical standpoint if this conjecture could be substantiated since dermatoglyphic markers could then be used for screening out individuals who might be at an elevated risk of becoming hypertensive. The aim of this review was to search for and appraise available studies that pertain to the association between hypertension and dermatoglyphics. A systematic literature search conducted using articles from MEDLINE (PubMed), Trip, Cochran, Google scholar, and gray literature until December 2014. Of the 37 relevant publications, 17 were included in the review. The review performed according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. This review showed a fairly consistent finding of an increased frequency of whorl patterns along with a higher mean total ridge count in digital dermatoglyphic results in hypertensive samples compared to controls. However, it was imperative to discuss several limitations found in the studies that could make this association as yet unsettled. BioMed Central 2015-08-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4534102/ /pubmed/26265377 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40101-015-0065-3 Text en © Wijerathne et al. 2015 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Review Wijerathne, Buddhika TB Meier, Robert J Agampodi, Thilini C Agampodi, Suneth B Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review |
title | Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review |
title_full | Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review |
title_fullStr | Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review |
title_full_unstemmed | Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review |
title_short | Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review |
title_sort | dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4534102/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26265377 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40101-015-0065-3 |
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