Journals / İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri / 2019 / Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 1
Hair whitening and obesity are independently related to ascending aorta dilatation in young-middle aged men
- Journal
- İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri
- Pages
- 33–39
- DOI
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Hair whitening (HW) is strongly linked with aging. Ascending aortic dilation (AAD) and HW share commonetiologic factors. We investigated the association of HW with ascending aortic diameters.METHODS: Our study included 93 male subjects aged below 50 years. All patients underwent echocardiography to measureascending aortic diameter, in addition to routine biochemistry tests, physical examination, and thorough medical history. HWscore (HWS) was defined according to the percentage of white hair (HWS 1: