Rodríguez LLA, Rodríguez ME, González AJA, Lhasa P, Apaza NN, Peñate HCM

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ABSTRACT

Atherosclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune disease of the arterial wall, in whose genesis genetic factors and lifestyle are involved. The early detection of its symptoms and clinical signs in patients at cardiovascular risk is of vital importance for the timely diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. We present the case of a 72-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, chronic high blood pressure and smoking —all important cardiovascular risk factors— who came to the emergency department with chest pain and was diagnosed with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction, from atherosclerotic cause. The physical examination revealed Frank's sign or diagonal earlobe crease, which is a diagonal crease in the earlobe. This extracardiac cutaneous sign is a marker of is-chemic heart disease due to generalized obstructive atherosclerosis, which is asso-ciated with an increased likelihood of coronary artery disease or stroke.

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