According to estimated studies, in Poland there are about 90 thousand. cases of heart attack. 10 percent of them appear in patients before 45 years of age. The majority of heart attacks are men, but there is also an increase in the number of heart attacks in women. If you want to know if you are at risk of a heart attack, check your ear for a telltale sign.
Frank’s mark on the ear
In 1973, physician Sanders T. Frank observed one of his patients an unusual wrinkle on the earlobe. After examining the patient, he associated the appearance of a vertical furrow on the earlobe with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, which may result in a heart attack.
Scientists tried to confirm Frank’s revelations. More than 40 different studies have confirmed the association between the unusual appearance of the earlobe and an increased risk of atherosclerosis. In one study by the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, the furrow on the ear was found to be linked to fatal cardiovascular disease.
Scientists looked at the bodies of the deceased and found that people who died from cardiovascular disease had a characteristic furrow on the ear.
In another study involving 108 people, researchers observed that patients with Frank’s mark on his ear they were more likely to suffer from a heart attack than those with no sign.
Symptoms of heart attack
A heart attack usually comes on suddenly and is characterized by severe pain in the chest that increases. The pain may be accompanied by a cough. Dizziness, extreme fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath and cold sweat also appear.
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A heart attack is a direct threat to health and life, so it is very important that the patient receives help as soon as possible. A patient who receives treatment within the first hour of symptom onset has the best chance of recovery. This is called golden hour.
This can be done without leaving your home, using an EKG recorder. The device for home use with a performance monitoring service for 7 or 14 days can be ordered from the haloDoctor platform.
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