Male baldness; association with coronary artery disease?

E.E Van Der Wall

doi:10.1007/s12471-015-0687-4

Abstract

Male baldness; association with coronary artery disease?

Highlights

In 2001, Rebora et al [4] performed a review of 24 articles in the literature from 1954 to 1999 as provided by MEDLINE
In 2001, Matilainen et al [6] tested if the early onset of alopecia was a risk factor for early CAD in 85 men requiring coronary revascularization, and if the early onset of androgenic alopecia differed in this respect from the late onset of male baldness
The adjusted odds ratio for the coronary revascularization procedure at any age was 1.84 in the subgroup of the men with early androgenetic alopecia compared to those with late androgenic alopecia or normal hair status. These results support the hypothesis that the early onset of androgenic alopecia is a risk factor for an early onset of severe CAD

Summary

Introduction

In 2001, Rebora et al [4] performed a review of 24 articles in the literature from 1954 to 1999 as provided by MEDLINE. In 2000, Lotufo et al [5] showed, in a retrospective cohort study among 22,071 US male physicians aged 40–84 years enrolled in the Physicians’ Health Study, that vertex pattern baldness appeared to be a marker for increased risk of coronary events, especially among men with hypertension or high cholesterol levels. In 2001, Matilainen et al [6] tested if the early onset of alopecia was a risk factor for early CAD in 85 men requiring coronary revascularization, and if the early onset of androgenic alopecia differed in this respect from the late onset of male baldness.

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