Androgenic Alopecia, Premature Graying, and Hair Thinning as Independent Predictors of Coronary Artery Disease in Young Asian Males

    November 2017 in “ Cardiovascular endocrinology ”
    Kamal Sharma, Dhammdeep Humane, Komal Shah … Jayesh Meniya
    Studysummary This study found that androgenic alopecia is the strongest predictor of coronary artery disease in young men from Western India, followed by premature graying and obesity.
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