Frank’s sign: silent predictor of coronary artery disease.

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dc.contributor.authorRathi, Chetan
dc.contributor.authorAcharya, Sourya
dc.contributor.authorDhirawani, Bhavik
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-22T07:11:33Z
dc.date.available2015-04-22T07:11:33Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.description.abstractA 60 year old non hypertensive, non diabetic male presented in casualty with complaints of exertional breathlessness of 2 days duration. ECG and cardiac enzymes were within normal limit. General physical examination was normal except for the finding of bilateral ear lobe creases (Figure 1 & 2). With the possibility of angina equivalent patient was posted for coronary angiography which revealed total occlusion of left anterior descending artery and right coronary artery, 80% obtuse marginal and 70% left circumflex artery. LVEF was 25% and patient was advised for high risk CABG. Creased earlobes (Frank’s sign) were alleged to be associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRathi Chetan, Acharya Sourya, Dhirawani Bhavik. Frank’s sign: silent predictor of coronary artery disease. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2014 May 1(1): 66-97.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/157735
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmedicine.com/?mno=162413en_US
dc.subjectFrank’s signen_US
dc.subjectCoronary artery diseaseen_US
dc.titleFrank’s sign: silent predictor of coronary artery disease.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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