ABSTRACT
Background: The relation between the extent and progression of baldness and coronary heart disease is not totally clarified yet. Some study reveals that male patients with male pattern baldness are at higher risk of CVD than those without male pattern baldness.The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of Acute Coronary Syndrome in male patients with or without vertex baldness.Material & Methods:This cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the Department of cardiology, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh from October 2014 to September 2015. A total 100 male patients with or without vertex baldness were included in this study from male patients with a first lack of acute coronary syndrome admitted in the coronary care unit (CCL) of MMCH within 24 hours of onset of symptoms.Results:Mean age was found 45.3±7.2 years in group A and 44.5±6.7 years in group B. The mean age difference was not significant (>0.05). STEMI and NSTEMI were higher in group A than group B on contrast UA was higher in group B than group A. The total mean BMI was observed 22.8±3.0 kg/m2. The mean difference was statistically insignificant in both groups (p=0.31). The mean waist circumference was observed 89.4±8.7 vas 84.5±8.4 cm in group A and group B respectively. The mean was higher in group A than group B with statistically significantly difference (p=0.005). Biochemical status of the study that the mean FBS, total cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL cholesterol level were statistically significant between two groups (p=0.01), but the mean difference of LDL cholesterol was not statistically significant between the two groups (p=0.20).Conclusion:The patients with vertex baldness or male pattern baldness are associated with more risk of CVD than without vertex baldness. Vertex baldness may be a marker for Acute Coronary Syndrome.