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Atherosclerosis and hair greying share similar "Atherosclerosis and hair greying occur through
mechanisms such as impaired DNA repair, similar biological pathways and the incidence of
oxidative stress, inflammation, hormonal changes both increases with age," said Dr Samuel. "Our
and senescence of functional cells. This study findings suggest that, irrespective of chronological
assessed the prevalence of grey hair in patients age, hair greying indicates biological age and could
with coronary artery disease and whether it was an be a warning sign of increased cardiovascular risk."
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Dr Samuel said asymptomatic patients at high risk
of coronary artery disease should have regular
check-ups to avoid early cardiac events by initiating
preventive therapy.
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