Diagonal earlobe crease and long-term survival after myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between the presence of a diagonal earlobe crease (DEC) and coronary artery disease has been prescribed earlier. However, it is unclear whether patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and DEC have a higher risk of dying.

Methods

Study participants were persons with AMI who were included in the KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry Augsburg from August 2015 to December 2016. After taking pictures of both earlobes, two employees independently assessed the severity of DEC in 4°. For analysis, the expression of the DEC was dichotomized. Information on risk factors, severity and therapy of the AMI was collected by interview and from the medical record. Vital status post AMI was obtained by population registries in 2019. The relationship between DE

SUBMITTER: Thilo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8679982 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature