Yellow patches around eyelids predict risk of heart problems

Friday, September 16, 2011 - 02:31 in Health & Medicine

Raised yellow patches of skin (xanthelasmata) around the upper or lower eyelids are markers of an individual's increased risk of having a heart attack or suffering from heart disease, finds research published in the British Medical Journal today.

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