Androphenotypic Features in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
January 2020
in “
Turk Dermatoloji Dergisi
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Studysummary In this study, androgenetic alopecia, diagonal earlobe crease, and hairy ear were more frequently observed in men with coronary artery disease compared to controls.
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In a study conducted in 2019, 166 men with coronary artery disease (CAD) and 160 healthy males were evaluated for the association of certain physical features with CAD. The study found that androgenetic alopecia (AGA), diagonal earlobe crease (DEC), and hairy ear (HE) were significantly more frequent in patients with CAD. The risk of CAD increased with the severity of AGA. However, thoracic hairiness and hair greying were not significantly associated with CAD risk. The strongest predictors of CAD were DEC, AGA, and HE with odds ratios of 5.19, 3.69, and 1.99, respectively. The study concluded that AGA, HE, and DEC were significantly associated with the risk of CAD in the Turkish population.
