Is Baldness Bad for the Heart?

Vol. 211, No. 1, 2005

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Is Baldness Bad for the Heart?
Thomas Gutersohn, E. Paul Scheidegger

Department of Dermatology, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland

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Dermatology 2005;211:72-74 (DOI: 10.1159/000085583)

Key Words

Coronary heart disease
Baldness
Male pattern hair loss

Abstract

Various skin conditions are considered to be characteristic markers for elevated coronary disease risk. Over and above these established signs there are reports on other skin signs with possible associations with elevated coronary disease risk, i.e. the horizontal earlobe crease, high breast hair density, precocious graying and male pattern hair loss. A review of the literature is presented in this article, and the relevance of these symptoms is discussed as they are related to the possible myocardial disease risk. The available data on this topic are impressive, but on close assessment most of the studies are marred by methodical errors.

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Dr. T. Gutersohn
Private Practice, Bärengasse 23
CH-4800 Zofingen (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 62 745 2000, Fax +41 62 745 2001
E-Mail thomas@gutersohn.ch

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