Earlobe Crease and Coronary Artery Disease.

Abstract

A prospective study to investigate the reported association of earlobe crease with coronary artery disease was carried out in 1172 largely asymptomatic male patients medically evaluated to determine fitness to fly. A subset of 172 men had coronary angiography and 28% were found to have coronary artery disease. We found a strong statistical association between earlobe creases and age, in both our total group of 1172 patients and the 172 who had coronary angiography. We conclude that the earlobe crease is associated with age and age is strongly associated with coronary artery disease; but, after removing the effect of age, earlobe creases do not further improve the prediction of coronary artery disease. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA100286

Entities

People

  • Gil D. Tolan
  • Homer H. Hanna
  • Malcolm C. Lancaster
  • William G. Jackson Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Age Distribution
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Angiography
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Catheterization
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Myocardial Ischemia
  • Photographs
  • Statistical Samples

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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