Is androgenetic alopecia a risk for atherosclerosis?

Dogramaci A. C., Balci D. D., Balci A., Karazincir S., Savas N., Topaloglu C., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, vol.23, no.6, pp.673-677, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03137.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.673-677
  • Keywords: androgenic alopecia, carotid intima media thickness, high-sensitive C-reactive protein, subclinical atherosclerosis, vertex pattern, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, MALE PATTERN BALDNESS, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, ARTERY-DISEASE, MEN, TESTOSTERONE, STENOSIS, HAIR
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Several studies have demonstrated the presence of an association between androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with AGA and healthy controls by the incorporation of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) along with echocardiography (ECHO) and exercise electrocardiography (ExECG).