Hair whitening and obesity are independently related to ascending aorta dilatation in young-middle aged men

Çetin M., BOZBEYOGLU E., Erdoğan T., KOCAMAN S. A., SATIROGLU O., Durakoglugil M. E.

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, vol.6, no.1, pp.33-39, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/nci.2017.43433
  • Journal Name: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.33-39
  • Keywords: Ascending aorta dilatation, hair graying, Hair whitening, men, obesity, oxidative stress, OXIDATIVE STRESS, MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES, HEART-DISEASE, FOLLICLE, RISK, PATHOGENESIS, ANEURYSMS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, PIGMENTATION, INFLAMMATION
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Hair whitening (HW) is strongly linked with aging. Ascending aortic dilation (AAD) and HW share common etiologic factors. We investigated the association of HW with ascending aortic diameters.