Introduction
Table 1. Summary of general dermatological signs
Dermatological sign
Cardiac disorder
Xanthomata
Hyperlipidaemia
Acanthosis nigricans
Obesity, diabetes, hyperinsulinaemia, metabolic syndrome
Male-pattern baldness
Coronary heart disease
Premature hair greying
Coronary heart disease, hyperlipidaemia
Earlobe crease
Coronary heart disease
Livedo reticularis
Cholesterol embolisation syndrome, anti-phospholipid syndrome/systemic lupus erythematosus, endocarditis, rheumatic fever, diabetes
Cyanosis
Congenital heart disease, heart failure
Clubbing
Congenital heart disease, endocarditis, cardiac myxoma
Cardiac cond