Palaeopathology of the earlobe crease (Frank's sign): New insights from Renaissance art

Francesco M. Galassi; Claudio Borghi; Roberta Ballestriero; Michael E. Habicht; Maciej Henneberg; Frank J. Rühli

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.128

Palaeopathology of the earlobe crease (Frank's sign): New insights from Renaissance art

Francesco M. Galassi, Claudio Borghi, Roberta Ballestriero, Michael E. Habicht, Maciej Henneberg, Frank J. Rühli

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Abstract

Several studies have associated the earlobe crease sign, discovered by Sanders T. Frank in 1973, with cardiovascular pathology, yet very few studies have focused on the antiquity of this trait, with the most ancient one thought to date back to the Roman Emperor Hadrian (76–138 CE). This article presents two more cases from the Italian Renaissance in the works of the artist Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) and examines them in a multidisciplinary fashion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-84
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	236
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.128
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

Keywords

Cardiovascular pathology
Earlobe crease
Frank's sign
Mantegna
Palaeopathology
Prevention
Renaissance

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Palaeopathology of the earlobe crease (Frank's sign): New insights from Renaissance art

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