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@#Association between diagonal earlobe crease (DELC), also known as Frank’s sign and CAD was first found by Sanders T. Frank in 1973. Since its first description, others have shown it to be associated with the presence, as well as the extent and severity of CAD, independent of traditional CAD risk factors, such as serum lipids, diabetes mellitus, and smoking status.DELC is also associated with higher risk of major adverse cardiac events in patients with known CAD.Recent studies have suggested that DELC may also be a marker of generalized atherosclerotic disease. This study evaluates the association between the presence of diagonal earlobe creases (DELC) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Four hundred people (246 men and 154 women, aged 28 to 92 years) were examined for the presence of DELC.400 people participated. In case group 200 people(142 men and 58 women, aged 30-87) who were getting treatment at State’s central 3rd hospital participated. In control group 200 people(104 men and 96 women, aged 28-92 who were getting treatment at State’s central 3rd hospital, National Traumatology Center included.We did statistic processing with MS Excel 2013, SPSS 20.0 DELC was present in 164 patients (82%) and absent in 36 patients (18%) of 200 participants documented with CAD (presence of > or = 50% coronary diameter stenosis at angiography). DELC was present in 42 people (21%) and absent in 158 people (79%) of 200 people documented without CAD. 82% of individuals with CAD had DELC. There was significant association between diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) and coronary artery disease (CAD), (p=0.039).