Diagonal Earlobe Creases and Atheromatous Disease: A Postmortem Study

The association between the grade of earlobe creases and degree of atheromatous disease was investigated in 376 postmortem examinations. Each earlobe crease was individually graded from 0 to 3. The risk of atherosclerosis as a cause of death was nearly doubled in men with grade 3 creases in both ear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patel, V., Champ, C., Andrews, P. S., Gostelow, B. E., Gunasekara, N. P. R., Davidson, A.R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Physicians of London 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5375484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1404022
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Sumario:The association between the grade of earlobe creases and degree of atheromatous disease was investigated in 376 postmortem examinations. Each earlobe crease was individually graded from 0 to 3. The risk of atherosclerosis as a cause of death was nearly doubled in men with grade 3 creases in both earlobes, and more than trebled in women with bilateral high-grade creases. The risk of death from myocardial infarction was 2.50 in men with high-grade creases and 3.70 in women. The earlobe crease is an important sign of atheromatous disease and it may be useful to include it in the clinical examination of patients.

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