Earlobe Crease and Coronary Artery Disease.

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

Earlobe Crease and Coronary Artery Disease.

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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

Author(s):

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

Author Organization(s):

SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TX

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Apr 75-Dec 79,

Pagination:

0021

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Report Number(s):

SAM-TR-81-4

Task Number(s):

18

Project Number(s):

7755

Subject Terms

Joint Capability Areas:

JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5_Command and Control

Communities of Interest:

Biomedical

Descriptor(s):

*CORONARY DISEASE, PREDICTIONS, STATISTICAL DATA, MALES, PATIENTS, CORRELATION TECHNIQUES, CORONARY ARTERIES

Field(s)/Group(s):

Medicine and Medical Research

Keyword(s):

Earlobe crease, PE62202F, WUSAM77551814

Report Date:

1981 Apr 01