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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