Predict Heart Problems Through the Eyelids

Yellow circle around the eyelids or the scientific term xanthelasmata turned out to be a marker of one's risk of heart problems. According to a study led by Professor Anne Tybjærg-Hansenfrom at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, recently.

Such people are deemed to be at an elevated risk of heart attack and ought to change their lifestyle to improve their health, the scientists completing a long-term study in Denmark said.

The researchers wanted to investigate links between xanthelasmata and arcus corneae and an increased risk of heart attack, heart disease, stroke, severe thickening of the arteries or premature death in the general population, as the evidence in this area is lacking.

The scientists used a survey of 12,745 people free of heart disease, with an age range between 20 and 93 years. In early studies have detected as many as 563 people and 3159 others detected xanthelasmata arcus corneae.

During some periods of the study, as many as 1872 people having a heart attack, 3699 people were detected to have problems in heart, and 1498 people experience a stroke. While 1815 people suffering from cerebrovascular disease and other 8507 people died.

The most risks were found in men between the ages of 70 and 79. Those with xanthelasmata had a 53% increased risk compared to the 41% risk for men without the condition - an absolute increase of 12%. The corresponding figures for women were 35% and 27%.

Based on the results of the research, those who have xanthelasmata found in all age groups, both men and women. They are also potentially high against the risk of heart attack, heart disease, or died within a period of ten years. Conversely, the results showed that people with arcus corneae cannot be used as a significant marker of heart problems.

The authors conclude that the presence of xanthelasmata could help clinicians when they diagnose heart disease and associated conditions. And they add that their findings "could be of particular value in societies where access to laboratory facilities and thus lipid profile measurement is difficult”. An accompanying editorial concludes that, overall, the evidence highlights the importance of a comprehensive physical examination and suggests that xanthelasmata could be used by general clinicians to help identify people at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

The study that the ring of white or gray around the cornea (arcus corneae) is not associated with an increased risk of heart problems. Although Xanthelasmata and arcus corneae was as mucha cholesterol deposits.