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Warning Function of Frank’s Sign in Pre-Existing Cardiac Disease Patients: A Case Report [PDF]

Case Reports in Cardiology
Frank’s sign (FS) refers to a diagonal skin fold between the tragus and the outer edge of the earlobe. FS has been identified as an independent variable in coronary artery disease (CAD). Young patients with FS and previous myocardial infarction are still
Mingzhe Wang, Yujing Zhang, Jiang Huang, Geping Liao, Wei Qian, Yaofu Zheng, Xiaoping Peng, Jianbing Zhu   +7 more
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Diagnostic model for angiographic obstructive coronary artery disease combining CHG, DELC, and traditional risk factors: a bootstrap validation study [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology
ObjectiveTo construct and internally validate a diagnostic model for angiographic obstructive coronary artery disease (obstructive CAD) (defined as ≥50% stenosis on coronary angiography) incorporating the cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and ...
Wenxin Lin, Rui Gong, Mingliang Sun, Ruoling Guo, Yanying Yao, Bo Liu, Min Zhang, Xueyan Wang, Donglei Luo   +8 more
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A New Risk Factor? Diagonal Earlobe Crease (Frank's Sign) Associated With Intracranial Aneurysms: A Case–Control Study

World Neurosurgery: X
Objective: To evaluate the association of diagonal earlobe crease (DELC, Frank's sign), laterality, and type of DELC with the presence of intracranial arterial aneurysms (IAA).
Bayron A Sandoval-Bonilla, Flavio Hernández González, Pedro Zavala   +2 more
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Diagonal Earlobe Crease (Frank’s Sign) for Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021
Andrzej Surdacki, Krzysztof Więckowski, Bernadeta Chyrchel   +2 more
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Correction: Predictive value of atherogenic index of plasma in combination with diagonal earlobe crease in coronary heart disease [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Ruoling Guo, Mingliang Sun, Huihui Yang, Jie Dou, Jie Gao, Tong Liu, Fei Cheng, Donglei Luo, Donglei Luo   +8 more
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Association of Diagonal Earlobe Crease With Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Stable Patients With Coronary Artery Disease [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine
Moo-Nyun Jin, Youngju Kim, Changho Song
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Relationship between diagonal earlobe crease (Frank’s sign) and international index of erectile dysfunction score (IIEF-5) [PDF]

Journal of Men's Health, 2023
The objective of this study is to examine the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and the presence of diagonal earlobe crease (DELC), a physical sign commonly associated with atherosclerosis.
Ugur Taylan Bilgilisoy
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Association Between Diagonal Earlobe Crease and Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Asymptomatic Hypertensive Patients [PDF]

Medical Principles and Practice, 2013
Mustafa Tarik Agac, Huseyin Bektaş, Ismail Gurbak   +2 more
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Familial Frank’s Sign: Diagonal Earlobe Creases and Premature Coronary Artery Disease [PDF]

Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021
Arturo Gasga, Binh An P Phan
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Assessment of relationship between diagonal earlobe crease and coronary heart disease: A case–control study

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2023
Background: Diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) has been identified as a potential marker of coronary heart disease (CHD), but many dentists and oral care providers are unaware of how DELC can be an early indicator of CHD.
Shravan Tiruvuru, N Purnachandrarao Naik, Y Samatha, Gnana Sarita Kumara Panga   +3 more
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