Association of male pattern baldness with angiographic coronary artery disease severity and collateral development
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Association of male pattern baldness with angiographic coronary artery disease severity and collateral development
OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate whether there is an association between male pattern baldness and angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD) severity and collateral development, which has not been reported previously. METHODS Coronary arteriograms, CAD risk factors, lipid parameters and presence and severity of baldness in 511 male patients were prospectively evaluated. Baldness was classif...
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عنوان ژورنال: Netherlands Heart Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1568-5888,1876-6250
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-015-0688-3