Ear lobe crease: a marker of coronary artery disease?
Open Access
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- Published by Termedia Sp. z.o.o. in Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
- Vol. 6 (6), 1145-1155
- https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2015.56340
Abstract
The ear lobe crease (ELC) has been defined as a deep wrinkle that extends backwards from the tragus to the auricle. It has been proposed that ELC is a predictor of coronary artery disease (CAD). In this review, we consider the possible association between ELC and CAD. Our aim is to systematically...Keywords
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