A Comparative Study Of Dermatoglyphic Patterns

Abstract- Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most important cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. The knowledge of major risk factors can be useful in prevention of CAD. There is no known major risk factor in many patients with myocardial infarction (MI). The dermatoglyphic pattern in patients with myocardial infarction is an interesting matter and little information is available about this relationship. The objective of this study is to investigate the relation between the dermatoglyphic pattern as indication of genetic susceptibility in the incidence of myocardial infarction. We conducted a multi-centre cross-sectional study of 900 patients with diagnosis of myocardial infarction admitted or referred to six hospitals in three large cities in the north of Iran. The control group consisted of 90