The association between diagonal earlobe creases and fatal cardiovascular disease was investigated in a consecutive series of 303 coroner's necropsies. ...
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The relationship between diagonal earlobe crease and coronary risk factors, controlling for age and sex effects, was tested in 686 persons. ...
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Some studies have found that people with earlobe creases have a greater risk for heart attack than others. More recent research suggests that earlobe creases ... Note: Having one small abnormality in facial features, such as an earlobe crease, is not uncommon, and is usually not associated with a serious medical condition...
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I know most cardiologists don't put much stock in earlobe creases, but please humor me. Is the diagonal earlobe crease supposedly associated with CAD strictly of one kind, ie, extending from where the earlobe touches the face to the BACK OF THE EARLOBE?
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About 1973, the association between diagonal earlobe creases and the threat of an eventual heart attack was made. Chronic circulatory problems allow the vascular bed in the earlobe to collapse and the telltale earlobe crease to appear.
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The predictive value, of the diagonal earlobe crease, does not apply to Orientals, Native Americans, or children with Beckwith's syndrome, a heredity disorder associated with neonatal hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinism.
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The presence of a diagonal earlobe crease has been recognized as a sign of cardiovascular disease since 1973. Over 30 subsequent studies have been reported in the medical literature, with the largest involving 1,000 unselected patients.
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The presence of a diagonal earlobe crease has been recognized as a sign of cardiovascular disease since 1973. Over 30 subsequent studies have been reported in the medical literature, with the largest involving 1,000 unselected patients.
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BACKGROUND: The association between the presence of diagonal earlobe crease (ELC) and coronary artery disease (CAD) still remains controversial. ... BACKGROUND: The association between the presence of diagonal earlobe crease (ELC) and coronary artery disease (CAD) still remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this...
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15539887
This study evaluates the association between the presence of diagonal earlobe creases (ELC) and coronary artery disease (CAD). ... Tranchesi Júnior B; ... One thousand four hundred twenty-four patients (760 men and 664 women, aged 30 to 80 years) were examined for the presence of ELC and classified into 2 groups: group I control-
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