Adropin and Irisin Deficiencies Are Associated With Presence of Diagonal Earlobe Crease in CAD Patients [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Background and Aims: Diagonal earlobe crease (ELC) has been considered a potential cutaneous marker of atherosclerosis. However, the potential mechanism by which ELC and atherosclerosis are linked has not been adequately defined.
Rui Li, Qi Yu, Shengzhi Mu
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Predictive Value of Atherogenic Index of Plasma in Combination With Diagonal Earlobe Crease in Coronary Heart Disease [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineBackgroundThe atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) and diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) are correlated with the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD).
Jie Dou, Huihui Yang, Mingliang Sun
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Clinical Value of the Diagonal Earlobe Crease in Patients With Chest Pain for Diagnosing Coronary Heart Disease [PDF]
International Journal of General MedicineJie Gao,1,* Jie Dou,1,* Hui-Hui Yang,1 Ruo-Ling Guo,1 Chao Jiang,1 Gary Tse,2– 4 Tong Liu,2 Jian-Wei Liu,5 Dong-Lei Luo6 1Chengde Medical University, Chengde, 067000, People’s Republic of China; 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function
Gary Tse, Dong-Lei Luo, Gao Jie
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Diagonal Earlobe Crease and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Cavotricuspid Isthmus Ablation in Patients With Typical Atrial Flutter [PDF]
LifeBackground: Atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently develops in patients with atrial flutter (AFL), even after successful cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation. Identifying simple clinical markers for early detection is crucial. Diagonal earlobe crease (ELC),
Moo-Nyun Jin, Youngju Kim, Changho Song
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Diagonal earlobe crease and long-term survival after myocardial infarction [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021 Background The association between the presence of a diagonal earlobe crease (DEC) and coronary artery disease has been prescribed earlier. However, it is unclear whether patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and DEC have a higher risk of dying.
Christian Thilo +4 more
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Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated with Diagonal Earlobe Crease (Frank Sign) in Mexican Adults: Aging, Obesity, Arterial Hypertension, and Being Male Are the Most Important [PDF]
International Journal of HypertensionIntroduction. Cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, smoking, and dyslipidemia enfold heart disease morbimortality. Diagonal earlobe crease has been proposed as a prognostic marker of extension and severity of illness
Rogelio Molina-Gallardo +10 more
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The importance of inspection in clinical cardiology: Frank's sign [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 The Frank's sign (FS) is a diagonal earlobe crease running from the tragus to the edge of the auricle. In this case, we describe a 71 years‐old male patient with FS who presented to the emergency department complaining of epigastric pain.
George Bazoukis +3 more
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Association of Diagonal Earlobe Crease (Frank’s Sign) with Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture at Small Sizes [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground: The diagonal earlobe crease (DELC), or Frank’s sign, has been associated with systemic vascular degeneration. Whether this cutaneous marker correlates with intracranial aneurysm (IA) instability remains unclear.
Joel Abraham Velazquez-Castillo +8 more
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TyHGB combined with diagonal earlobe crease and traditional risk factors for constructing a diagnostic model of coronary heart disease [PDF]
Lipids in Health and DiseaseBackground TyHGB is a novel insulin resistance (IR)-related indicator, and its association with coronary heart disease (CHD) remains unclear. Additionally, studies have shown a close correlation between the diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) and CHD, yet it ...
Mingliang Sun +9 more
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Diagnostic value of the diagonal earlobe crease in combination with lipoprotein(a) in coronary heart disease [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTo investigate the diagnostic value of diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) combined with lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] for coronary heart disease (CHD). A total of 862 chest paint patients suspected of CHD were admitted to Chengde Central Hospital between September ...
Ruoling Guo +10 more
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