Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/5018
Title: Bilateral diagonal earlobe crease and coronary artery disease: A significant association
Authors: Evrengül, Harun.
Dursunoglu, Dursun.
Kaftan, Asuman.
Zoghi, M.
Tanriverdi, Halil.
Zungur, M.
Kılıç, Mustafa.
Keywords: Coronary artery disease
Coronary risk factors
Diagonal earlobe crease
adult
aged
angiocardiography
article
cigarette smoking
clinical examination
controlled study
coronary artery disease
coronary risk
correlation analysis
diagnostic accuracy
disease association
ear lobe
family history
female
human
hypertension
major clinical study
male
prediction
priority journal
Abnormalities
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease
Ear, External
Female
Humans
Incidence
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Probability
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sex Distribution
Abstract: Background: The association between the presence of diagonal earlobe crease (ELC) and coronary artery disease (CAD) still remains controversial. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between bilateral ELC and CAD. Methods: 415 patients were examined for the presence or absence of bilateral ELC, angiographic evidence of CAD and coronary risk factors. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to angiographic evidence of CAD. Results: Bilateral ELC was significantly and positively correlated with CAD, hypertension, age, male gender, cigarette smoking and family history of CAD. The ELC was an independent variable for CAD. The observed sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the bilateral ELC for the diagnosis of CAD were in the following order: 51.3, 84.8, 89.4 and 41.2%. Conclusion: The presence of bilateral ELC was significantly associated with CAD and coronary risk factors. The bilateral ELC was an important dermatological indicator of CAD, and it might be a useful diagnostic tool in the clinical examination of patients. Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/5018
https://doi.org/10.1159/000080847
ISSN: 1018-8665
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