Several morphological markers make it possible to identify a risk of cardiovascular disease, according to several studies. The latest study validated the value of taking forehead wrinkles into account.
Before multiplying costly and time-consuming medical examinations, examining the patient’s physique and identifying certain morphological features, and now forehead wrinkles, would suffice to establish an initial assessment of their cardiovascular health.
Several morphological criteria
“Current epidemiological data suggest that male pattern baldness, graying of hair, gerontoxons (opaque arcs around the cornea, editor’s note), and earlobe folds are associated with coronary heart disease (insufficient oxygen supply in the heart, editor’s note) regardless of age and sex “, thus indicates the authors ofa study published in 2016. “These visible signs of aging do not only reflect the chronological age of an individual, but may rather reflect the physiological state of the body and thus be a marker of poor cardiovascular health,” they add.
A new study led by Yolande Esquirol, associate professor in occupational health at Toulouse University Hospital Center, and recently presented at European Congress of Cardiology, the 2018 ESC, shows that forehead wrinkles could also be a quick and easy way to spot people at risk of developing complications from atherosclerosis.
Facilitate the diagnosis
Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries which is characterized by the appearance of “atheromatous plaques” on the walls of the arteries, which can lead to their obstruction with more serious problems like a myocardial infarction or a stroke. . Among the main risk factors for this disease: smoking, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, etc. Factors that are not apparent and not always easy to diagnose quickly.
This is why the discovery of Professor Esquirol could well facilitate the diagnosis. “You can’t see or feel risk factors like high cholesterol or high blood pressure,” the doctor says. “We explored forehead wrinkles as a marker for these risk factors because it’s simple and visual. Just looking at a person’s face might set off an alarm, so we could then give advice on reducing them. risks, ”she adds.
A directly proportional link
To perform this study, presented at the 2018 European Society of Cardiology Annual Conference in Munich, Yolande Esquirol and colleagues looked at forehead wrinkles in 3,200 healthy adults, aged 32 to 62. The researchers rated the importance of wrinkles by applying a system ranging from 0 (“no wrinkles”) to 3 (“many deep wrinkles”). The patients were followed for 20 years, during which time 233 participants died of various diseases.
Overall, this study shows a direct proportional link between the level of wrinkle scoring and the risk of dying from a cardiovascular problem. People with a wrinkle score of 2 and 3 are almost 10 times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than people with a wrinkle score of 0…
Whoever sees his wrinkles sees his sorrows …
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