Association of Baldness with Coronary Artery Disease and Its Severity

    October 2020 in “ Galen Medical Journal ”
    Reza Gharari Arefi, Mehdi Pishgahi, Adel Joharimoghaddam … Mehran Khoshfetrat
    Studysummary This study found that baldness and a family history of baldness are associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease in Iranian men, although baldness did not correlate with its severity.
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