Alopecia Areata is Associated with Increased Expression of Heart Disease Biomarker Cardiac Troponin I

• Main Authors: Eddy Hsi Wang (Author), Leopoldo Santos (Author), Xi Yuan Li (Author), Annie Tran (Author), Sandra S.Y. Kim (Author), Katrina Woo (Author), Jerry Shapiro (Author), Kevin J. McElwee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The development of androgenetic alopecia is associated with a risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, but the association of alopecia areata with cardiovascular diseases in humans is largely unexplored. We measured the plasma level of two common cardiovascular disease markers, cardiac troponin I...