Diagonal earlobe crease associated with increased epicardial adipose tissue and carotid intima media thickness in subjects free of clinical cardiovascular disease

Diagonal earlobe crease associated with increased epicardial adipose tissue and carotid intima media thickness in subjects free of clinical cardiovascular disease

Objective: Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death, worldwide. Diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) has been suggested as a simple, noninvasive marker of cardiovascular disease. Although epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) are cl...

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Main Authors: Murat Ziyrek, Sinan Sahin, Emrah Ozdemir, Zeydin Acar, Serkan Kahraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2016-09-01
Series:Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
diagonal ear lobe crease
epicardial adipose tissue
intima media thickness.
Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tkd&un=TKDA-37806

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