Risk Factor Pattern of Ischemic Heart Disease in Young Male Patients with Vertex Baldness.

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is increasingly evident in all parts of the globe as well in our country. There are accumulating evidences regarding many physical markers, like vertex baldness to predict ACS. This cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Cardiology, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from October 2014 to September 2015. The main objective of the study was to assess the risk factors of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) of male patient of Acute Coronary Syndrome with or without vertex baldness. A total of 100 male patients with age between 25 to 55 years was included as study population. The study population was divided into two groups; each group consisted of 50 patients. Acute coronary syndrome in patients with vertex baldness mentioned as Group A and ACS in patients without vertex baldness mentioned as Group B. All risk factors were higher in group A than group B. But diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and family history of ischemic heart disease (IHD) were significantly higher in group A than in group B (p=0.003, p=0.008, <0.001). Probably as first study in Bangladesh, it may label vertex baldness as a cutaneous marker of premature CAD.