Earlobe Type, Race, and Age: Effects on Earlobe Creasing

Overfield, Theresa; Call, E

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1983.tb05121.x

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“…The link between ELC and CAD across different ethnic populations supports the possibility that there is a common genetic factor involved [ 19 , 30 , 31 ]. However, we need to consider that this link may be less evident in some ethnicities.…”

Section: Pathogenesismentioning

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Ear lobe crease: a marker of coronary artery disease?

Agouridis¹,

Elisaf²,

Nair³

et al. 2015

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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 address all the relevant evidence in this field. There are many studies that support an association between ELC and CAD. However, other studies did not find such an association. A recent meta-analysis supports the hypothesis that ELC could be a marker of CAD. However, several limitations raise doubts as to whether we should accept this link.

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Section: Pathogenesismentioning

confidence: 84%

Ear lobe crease: a marker of coronary artery disease?

Agouridis¹,

Elisaf²,

Nair³

et al. 2015

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“…Several researchers believed that creasing is related to earlobe shape, variation in age of creasing onset according to race, and the variation in the frequencies of occurrence of different earlobe shapes by race [29]. The prevalence of ELC in Japanese adults is low compared with those in Europe and America [20].…”

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Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease

Suen

Lau

et al. 2012

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The ear has a reflexive property; therefore, various physical attributes may appear on the auricle when disorders of the internal organs or other parts of the body exist. Auricular diagnostics is an objective, painless, and noninvasive method that provides rapid access to information. Thus, the association between auricular signals and coronary heart disease (CHD) should be further investigated. A case control study was conducted to determine the predictive value of auricular signals on 100 cases of CHD (CHD+ve = 50; CHD−ve = 50) via visual inspection, electrical skin resistance measurement, and tenderness testing. The results showed that the presence of an ear lobe crease (ELC) was significantly associated with coronary heart disease. The “heart” zone of the CHD+ve group significantly exhibited higher conductivity on both ears than that of the controls. The CHD+ve group experienced significant tenderness in the “heart” region compared with those in the CHD−ve group in both acute and chronic conditions. Further studies that take into consideration the impact of age, race, and earlobe shape on ELC prevalence in a larger sample should be done.

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“…Some studies completely denied this association, and the others explained it as based solely on the increase in the prevalence of both ELC and CAD with advancing age [8, 9, 10, 11]. Overfield and Call [15] reported that ELC developed with age in healthy adults, and the frequency of occurrence of different earlobe shapes differs by race. Most of the studies were based on clinical criteria for the diagnosis of CAD [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14]or were only based on known risk factors for the disease [1, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20].…”

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Bilateral Diagonal Earlobe Crease and Coronary Artery Disease: A Significant Association

et al. 2004

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Background: The association between the presence of diagonal earlobe crease (ELC) and coronary artery disease (CAD) still remains controversial. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between bilateral ELC and CAD. Methods: 415 patients were examined for the presence or absence of bilateral ELC, angiographic evidence of CAD and coronary risk factors. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to angiographic evidence of CAD. Results: Bilateral ELC was significantly and positively correlated with CAD, hypertension, age, male gender, cigarette smoking and family history of CAD. The ELC was an independent variable for CAD. The observed sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the bilateral ELC for the diagnosis of CAD were in the following order: 51.3, 84.8, 89.4 and 41.2%. Conclusion: The presence of bilateral ELC was significantly associated with CAD and coronary risk factors. The bilateral ELC was an important dermatological indicator of CAD, and it might be a useful diagnostic tool in the clinical examination of patients.

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Earlobe Type, Race, and Age: Effects on Earlobe Creasing

Cited by 26 publications

References 13 publications

Ear lobe crease: a marker of coronary artery disease?

Ear lobe crease: a marker of coronary artery disease?

Predictive Value of Auricular Diagnosis on Coronary Heart Disease

Bilateral Diagonal Earlobe Crease and Coronary Artery Disease: A Significant Association

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