Diagonal Ear-Lobe Crease and Coronary Artery Sclerosis
Authors: EDGAR LICHSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Letters1 September 1976Diagonal Ear-Lobe Crease and Coronary Artery SclerosisEDGAR LICHSTEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., IRVING CHAPMAN, M.D., PREM K. GUPTA, M.D., F.A.C.P., KUL D. CHADDA, M.D., F.A.C.P., HARRY SMITH JR., PH.D., IRA SCHWARTZ, M.D., DAYANAND NAIK, M.D.EDGAR LICHSTEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., IRVING CHAPMAN, M.D., PREM K. GUPTA, M.D., F.A.C.P., KUL D. CHADDA, M.D., F.A.C.P., HARRY SMITH JR., PH.D., IRA SCHWARTZ, M.D., DAYANAND NAIK, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-3-337 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWe previously reported our observations concerning the relation of a diagonal ear-lobe crease and coronary heart disease (1, 2). In our present study we further examine this relation by comparing the status of the crease with the degree of sclerosis and the degree of coronary artery occlusion noted at postmortem examination.One hundred thirteen consecutive patients, aged 40 or older, were studied at postmortem. An ear crease was judged to be present bilaterally, present unilaterally, or absent immediately before this examination. The coronary arteries were examined by one prosector (I.C.) without knowledge of the ear crease findings. The arteries were opened...References1. LICHSTEIN E, CHADDA K, and NAIK D: Diagonal ear lobe crease: incidence and significance as a coronary risk factor (abstract). Clin Res XXI:949, 1973 Google Scholar2. LICHSTEIN E, CHADDA K, and NAIK D: Diagonal ear-lobe crease: prevalence and implications as a coronary risk factor. N Engl J Med 290:615-616, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FRANK S: Aural sign of coronary-artery disease (letter). N Engl J Med 289:327-328, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. CHRISTIANSEN J, MATHIESEN B, and ANDERSEN A: Diagonal ear-lobe crease in coronary heart disease (letter). N Engl J Med 293:308-309, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MEHTA J and HAMBY R: Diagonal ear-lobe crease as a coronary risk factor (letter). N Engl J Med 291:260, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. STERNLIEB J, GAU G, and DAVIS G: The ear crease sign in coronary artery disease (abstract). Circulation 50:111-152, 1974 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: EDGAR LICHSTEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.; IRVING CHAPMAN, M.D.; PREM K. GUPTA, M.D., F.A.C.P.; KUL D. CHADDA, M.D., F.A.C.P.; HARRY SMITHJR., PH.D.; IRA SCHWARTZ, M.D.; DAYANAND NAIK, M.D.Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and Department of Pathology Mount Sinai Services City Hospital Center at Elmhurst; and Department of Biostatistics Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York New York, NY 11373 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe prognostic value of the Frank signFrank sign may predict more advanced coronary artery disease in patients admitted with a first time acute coronary syndromeDiagonal Earlobe Crease (Frank's Sign) for Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy StudiesAnterior Tragal Crease: A Marker of Coronary Artery DiseasePrevalence and clinical characteristics of earlobe crease in systemic sclerosis: Possible association with vascular dysfunctionDiagonal earlobe crease (Frank's sign) and increased risk of cerebrovascular diseases: review of the literature and implications for clinical practiceAssociation of calcified carotid artery plaque in panoramic images and diagonal earlobe creaseDid Dumbo suffer a heart attack? independent association between earlobe crease and cardiovascular diseaseThe association of circulating inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarker levels with diagonal earlobe crease in patients with atherosclerotic diseasesRelation of Diagonal Ear Lobe Crease to the Presence, Extent, and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease Determined by Coronary Computed Tomography AngiographyDiagonal Ear Lobe Crease and Atherosclerosis: A Review of the Medical Literature and Oral and Maxillofacial ImplicationsInspection of the outer earThe Earlobe Crease, Coronary Artery Disease, and Sudden Cardiac DeathÖlüm Nedeninin Tespitinde Yardımcı Bir Bulgu Diagonal Kulak Lobu ÇizgisiCardiac Clues from Physical AppearanceDiagonal earlobe creases and prognosis in patients with suspected coronary artery diseaseEarlobe crease in women: Evaluation of reproductive factors, alcohol use, and quetelet index and relation to atherosclerotic diseaseA IMPORTÂNCIA CLÍNICA DOS ACHADOS DO EXAME FÍSICO DO APARELHO CARDIOVASCULARDiagonal earlobe crease as a marker of the presence and extent of coronary atherosclerosisIncreased all-cause and cardiac morbidity and mortality associated with the diagonal earlobe crease: A prospective cohort studyEarlobe Crease and AtherosclerosisDiagonal earlobe creases and fatal cardiovascular disease: a necropsy study.Angina pectoris: Diagnosis, treatment, and prognosisEarlobe crease and coronary heart disease in JapaneseEar lobe crease and coronary artery diseaseEarlobe Type, Race, and Age: Effects on Earlobe CreasingEarlobe Creases in a Cohort of Elderly VeteransThe Diagonal Ear-Lobe Crease, Heredity and Coronary Heart DiseaseEar-Lobe Crease in American IndiansJEFFREY R. 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