In the News – Study Shows Baldness and Heart Attack Risks Aren’t Linked

From Reuters —

A new study of more than 5,000 men calls into question the idea that baldness can signal a greater risk of heart disease.

Dr. Eyal Shahar of the University of Arizona in Tucson and colleagues found little difference in the heart attack risk between men with full heads of hair and their balding peers. Hair loss also wasn’t related to thickening of the lining of the carotid arteries, the main vessels that supply blood to the brain. An increase in the lining of these arteries, known as carotid intimal-medial thickness, is a warning sign of atherosclerosis.

The study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. To read the rest of the article, check out — Study debunks heart attack-male baldness link.