Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 456-461
The Study of Dermatoglyphic Analysis in Coronary Artery Disease Patients
Suresh Sharma1, Sakshi Mathur2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, National Institute of Medical Sciences& Research, Rajasthan
2Senior Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, National Institute of Medical Sciences& Research, Rajasthan
Corresponding Author: Suresh Sharma
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of epidermal ridges and their configurations on the palmar aspect of hand and fingers, plantar aspect of foot and toes. Three major patterns in the human fingerprints include-loops, whorls and arches. The knowledge of dermatoglyphics patterns in patients with CAD is an interesting matter and little information is available about this relation. The study was conducted with the aim to measure and analyze quantitative parameters of each hand in patients of Coronary artery disease and controls.
Methods: The present study was carried out in Department of Anatomy, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan from March 2012 to March 2014. Age group ranging from 21-70 years. Dermatoglyphic prints were taken by ink method and the quantitative patterns like Total Finger Ridge Count (TFRC), Absolute Finger Ridge Count (AFRC), a-b Ridge Count and atd Angle on Palm were analysed.
Observations: In this study, 50 cases of angiographically proven CAD and 50 healthy individuals (controls) were included for comparison of various parameters. The mean age for CAD patients is 47.6 years in male and 48.5 years in female while for controls it is 33.38 years in male and 28 years in females. In CAD cases maximum percentage of TFRC seen in class interval of 126-150 (42 %) and AFRC is seen in three class interval of 126-150, 151-175 and 201-225 (18 %) as compared to the controls.
Statistically significant difference in the mean value of a-b ridge count in CAD males (P<0.05) and CAD (M+F) (P<0.05) but no statistically significant difference in CAD females when compared with the controls. Statistically significant difference in the mean value of atd angle in both right and left hand in CAD but no significant in right hand of female when compared with the controls.
Conclusion: The conclusion derived from this study is that there is decrease in the mean value of TFRC, AFRC and atd angle and increase mean value of a-b ridge count in CAD in both sexes and both hands with significant.
Keywords: Dermatoglyphic, CAD, TFRC, AFRC), a-b Ridge Count, atd Angle
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