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January 2021 in “Menoufia Medical Journal” This study found that patients with alopecia areata had significantly higher troponin I levels compared to those with female pattern hair loss and healthy controls, suggesting an association with cardiovascular diseases.
October 2020 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This study found that in patients with androgenetic alopecia, cardiac troponin I levels positively correlated with age and certain heart functions, indicating possible cardiac involvement in the disease's progression.
July 2014 in “Acupuncture & electro-therapeutics research” This study observed that certain changes in facial "heart representation areas," like eyebrow hair whitening and loss, are associated with cardiovascular issues and may correspond with increased Cardiac Troponin I levels.
January 2023 in “ALEXMED ePosters (Online)” This study observed that alopecia areata patients had higher levels of cardiac Troponin I compared to individuals with androgenic alopecia and healthy controls, suggesting potential cardiac health implications.
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January 2018 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” In this study, the researchers observed that subjects with alopecia areata had the highest plasma level of cardiac troponin I, followed by those with androgenetic alopecia, and the lowest levels in individuals without hair loss.