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Volume 13 Issue 1 (January) 2024

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Evaluation of Serum Cardiac Troponin I Levels in Patients of Alopecia Areata and Healthy Individuals
Dr. Kavyashree K, Dr Shilpa K, Dr Hitesh S Byatroy

Background& Objectives:Alopecia areata is a fairly common cause of non-scarring alopecia in the general population. Although the association of cardiovascular risks are studied more commonly in androgenetic alopecia, it is highly unexplored in alopecia areata which is quiet commonly associated with other autoimmune conditions. Recently there are few studies which show association of alopecia areata with cardiovascular comorbidities. Objectives: To evaluate the heart disease biomarker cardiac troponin I levels in patients of alopecia areata and healthy adults and to find the association of cardiac troponin I levels with severity of alopecia areata.Methods:After assessing the severity of alopecia areata using SALT [Severity of Alopecia Tool] score and ruling out co-existing cardiac disease, serum cardiac troponin I levels were assessed in alopecia areata patients and healthy normal individuals by using ELISA kit and levels were compared.Result:There was no significant difference in troponin I levels between both the groups (P < 0.05).There was also no correlation between the severity of alopecia areata and troponin levels (P < 0.05 ) and r = 0.156.Conclusion:Our study could not find any correlation with troponin levels and alopecia areata unlike very few foreign studies.We don’t have any Indian studies yet. Probably with more studies we might be able to understand the cardiovascular morbidity associated with alopecia areata.

 
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