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Patients With Earlobe Crease May Associate With Lower Concentration of the Age-Suppressing Hormone Klotho [PDF]

International Journal of General Medicine, 2021
Wei-Wei Chen
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Frank sign as a marker of atherosclerosis

Galicia Clínica, 2020
Bilateral diagonal earlobe crease, also known as Frank sign, was initially described in association with coronary artery disease, there after it has been associated with atherosclerotic disease in other territories. We present the image of a patient with
Luís Flores, Fernando Friões
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Evaluating the Role of Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Diagonal Earlobe Crease as Markers for Coronary Heart Disease

Asian Journal of Surgery
Dong-Lei Luo, Mingliang Sun, Ruoling Guo
exaly   +3 more sources

Evaluation of diagonal earlobe crease (Frank’s sign) as a non-invasive marker of cardiovascular diseases [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Efforts for early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases have compelled many clinicians to look for simple and non-invasive markers like diagonal ear lobe crease. Objectives: The
Lakshmi Manasa U, P.S.N. Murthy
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Is Diagonal Earlobe Crease a Marker for Coronary Artery Disease?

Heart India, 2014
Background: The diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) has been proposed to be a marker of coronary artery disease (CAD), but this association still remains controversial.
Mahdi Montazeri, Negin Rashidi, Maryam Montazeri, Ali Maleki, Mohammad Montazeri, Mahmood Montazeri   +5 more
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Head and Neck Clinical Signs Associated With Diseases: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Spec Care Dentist
ABSTRACT Objective Clinical signs observed during head and neck examination offer important diagnostic clues. This scoping review aimed to identify key clinical signs in this region associated with diseases and syndromes and to map them according to their location. Methods An electronic literature search was performed in five databases (Embase, LILACS,
Cotter HM, Dutra MJ, Rabelo GD, Ribeiro ACP, Lopes MA, Diniz-Freitas M, Kowalski LP, Santos-Silva AR, Pedroso CM.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Diagonal earlobe crease: Prevalence and association with medical ailments

Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology, 2018
Context: It has been hypothesized that diagonal earlobe crease (DELC), “Frank's sign” is indicative of coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or diabetes mellitus (DM).
Yugantara Ramesh Kadam, Yogesh M Shah, Parth Kore   +2 more
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Prevalence of the Frank's sign by aetiopathogenic stroke subtype: A prospective analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background and purposeThe Frank's sign is a diagonal earlobe crease running from the tragus to the edge of the auricle at an angle of 45°. Many studies have associated this sign with coronary artery disease and some with cerebrovascular disease.
Laura Sánchez-Cirera, Saima Bashir, Adina Ciscar, Carla Marco, Verónica Cruz, Mikel Terceño, Yolanda Silva, Joaquín Serena   +7 more
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When Buccal Fat Creases the Earlobe: Demystifying the Cardiovascular Association.

Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology
We write to clarify the interpretation of our previously published work on the anatomical basis of the diagonal earlobe crease (DELC). In the recent article “Uncovering the Secret of Diagonal Earlobe Crease” by Bisoyi et al., our study was cited in a ...
Mohammed Abrahim
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Uncovering the Secret of Diagonal Ear Lobe Crease

Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology
Frank’s sign is a diagonal crease of the earlobe that runs from the tragus across the lobule to the posterior margin of the auricle. Commonly referred to as the diagonal earlobe crease (DELC), it has been considered a potential marker of diabetes ...
Diptiranjani Bisoyi, Shiba Ranjan Kar, Sudeepta Nayak, Smruti Ranjan Das, Chandan Kumar Sahoo   +4 more
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