Title:

Predicting Drops in Blood Pressure

Description:

An interesting link has been discovered between plaque that occurs around the eyelids and patients who might be at an increased risk of myocardial infarction or severe atherosclerosis. Around thirteen thousand patients were studied in Denmark which suggested that severe atherosclerosis as measured by an ankle brachial index was made apparent by the presence of xanthelasmata and ischemic heart disease. These eyelid markers have the potential to be labeled as a precursor to proatherogenic changes within the body which might also be a sign of atherosclerosis. The presence of multiple indicators increased the risk of ischemic heart disease.