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Introducción: El estudio de las enfermedades circulatorias es una prioridad de salud pública. El pliegue diagonal del lóbulo de la oreja (PDL) o signo de Frank podría ser un método para diagnosticar una enfermedad circulatoria. El signo de Frank es una hendidura oblicua que comienza desde el tragus hasta el borde del pabellón auricular con un ángulo de 45° aproximadamente. Objetivo: El objetivo ha sido examinar si existe relación entre las muertes por enfermedad circulatoria y la presencia del PDL en fallecidos con autopsia judicial en Valencia y su provincia. Material y métodos: Estudio epidemiológico descriptivo observacional longitudinal retrospectivo. Incluyó 652 autopsias judiciales desde enero de 2021 hasta junio de 2021 ambos inclusive. La información fue extraída del Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses de Valencia. Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica sistemática en PubMed . Resultados y discusión: El 57,4% de los fallecidos con pliegue correspondía a sujetos mayores de 60 años. Dentro del IMC, el sobrepeso 68% y la obesidad 66% presentan más relación con el PDL. Las enfermedades del sistema circulatorio representan 55,9% en los fallecidos poseedores del pliegue. Dentro de esta categoría, destaca la cardiopatía isquémica con el 59,3%. El pliegue es más frecuente en mujeres con un 54,5%. Conclusiones: Los resultados indican que el PDL podría ser un medio sencillo de identificar las enfermedades circulatorias. Sin embargo, cuando la edad y el IMC influyen en las enfermedades circulatorias, esta relación desaparece. Por tanto, la relación entre el PDL y las enfermedades circulatorias requiere más estudios.
Background: The study of circulatory diseases is a public health priority. The diagonal crease of the ear lobe (DELC) or Frank's sign could be a method to diagnose circulatory disease. Frank's sign is a diagonal crease in the earlobe that starts from the tragus to the edge of the auricle with an angle of 45 in varying depths. Objective: The main aim was to examine whether there is a relationship between deaths due to circulatory system disease and the presence of DELC in deceased persons who underwent a judicial autopsy in Valencia and its province. Materials and Methods: Retrospective longitudinal observational descriptive epidemiological study. It included 652 judicial autopsies from January 2021 to June 2021 inclusive. The information was extracted from the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Valencia. A systematic literature search was carried out in PubMed . Results and discussion: 57.4% of the deceased with DELC were over 60 years old. Within BMI, overweight 68% and obesity 66% are closely related to DELC. Diseases of the circulatory system account for 55.9% of the deceased with DELC. Within this category, ischaemic heart disease stands out with 59.3%. The DELC is more likely in women with 54.5%. Conclusion: The results indicate that DELC could be a simple means of identifying circulatory diseases. However, when age and BMI influence circulatory diseases, this relationship disappears. Therefore, the exact mechanism underlying the relationship between DELC and circulatory diseases requires further study.
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Cerebrovascular diseases, Autopsia, Atherosclerosis, 3207.04 Patología Cardiovascular, Diagonal earlobe crease, Enfermedades cerebrovasculares, Cardiovascular diseases, 32 Ciencias Médicas, Signo de Frank, Autopsy, Enfermedades cardiovasculares, Frank´s sign, Pliegue diagonal del lóbulo de la oreja, Aterosclerosis
Cerebrovascular diseases, Autopsia, Atherosclerosis, 3207.04 Patología Cardiovascular, Diagonal earlobe crease, Enfermedades cerebrovasculares, Cardiovascular diseases, 32 Ciencias Médicas, Signo de Frank, Autopsy, Enfermedades cardiovasculares, Frank´s sign, Pliegue diagonal del lóbulo de la oreja, Aterosclerosis
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