{"id":16955,"date":"2026-01-01T11:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16955"},"modified":"2026-01-01T11:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:37:37","slug":"doctor-spots-detail-on-david-beckham-gives-major-health-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16955","title":{"rendered":"Doctor spots detail on David Beckham \u2013 gives major health warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Beckham, who is arguably one of the most well-recognized athletes of his generation, seems to have caught the eye of a medical professional.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keep reading to learn more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A doctor has made a startling observation regarding footballer David Beckham\u2019s health. The athlete, according to the\u00a0doctor<\/a>, has a diagonal wrinkle on his right earlobe, commonly known as \u2018Frank\u2019s Crease\u2019.<\/p>\n

The feature, according to studies, is typically associated with atherosclerosis, a condition in which a person\u2019s blood vessels are lined with fatty matter.<\/p>\n

The Lithuanian cardiologist named Rokas \u0160erpytis who had the hunch, then looked at Beckham\u2019s family history only to find out that life-threatening cardiac events are prevalent in his family\u2019s medical history.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to call D. Beckham and ask if he\u2019s had tests. But you could look at his parents,\u201d\u00a0the cardiologist stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI typed \u2018heart attack\u2019 and \u2018Beckham\u2019s dad\u2019 into the search engine and got an article: the footballer is traveling to England to visit his 59-year-old father in the hospital after a heart attack,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n

He found that in September 26, 2007, the senior\u00a0David Beckham<\/a>\u00a0was rushed to a hospital. At the time, it was\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0that the 59-year-old underwent an operation to unblock his arteries and that his condition following the procedure was \u2018stable\u2019.<\/p>\n

The observation made by \u0160erpytis is based on a study conducted in 1973. The earlobe anomaly is known as a diagonal earlobe crease (DELC). The study he relies on by Dr Sanders T. Frank observed 20 patients in 1973.<\/p>\n

A 2021 Oxford study described DELC as a \u201cdermatological marker for coronary artery disease\u201d and also called it a \u201cuseful clinical sign\u201d for the latter condition.<\/p>\n

In the 2021 paper, the condition was described as a crease that \u201cextends backwards from the tragus (the pointed piece of cartilage located at the front of the ear canal) at an angle of 45 degree across the lobule to the ear edge of the auricle (the entire visible ear).\u201d<\/p>\n

But \u201cit does not provide a conclusive relationship,\u201d the paper went on to say.<\/p>\n

While some may pay heed to it, others like the Chief Cardiologist-Emeritus at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut, Dr Paul D. Thompson, do not pay it any attention at all.<\/p>\n

The doctor spoke to the media and stated that while he recalls the topic being brought up in medical school, \u201cI don\u2019t think serious preventive cardiologists give it much credence,\u201d he elaborated. \u201cI don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to\u00a0Bored Panda<\/em>, the doctor who\u00a0publishes<\/a>\u00a0under\u00a0500 Rules of Cardiology<\/em>\u00a0on Substack observed that the topic was touched in medical school between 1973 and 1975, he did not really think it was too important. He\u00a0said<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t think serious preventive cardiologists give it much credence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t look for it, don\u2019t write about it in my patient notes, etc. There are much better measurements including the standard,\u201d he shared as to how he diagnoses medical problems.<\/p>\n

Dr. Thompson shared that according to his career and experience, he was unable to make a connection between the ear crease and heart issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also cannot make up a good physiological reason why it would have medical significance. Could be wrong, but you asked for my thoughts,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

David Beckham turned 50 years old this year, so his health must be given more attention, of course.<\/p>\n

Twenty percent of people under 40 years old have been observed to have the earlobe feature, while in 75 percent of people over 60, the feature is 75 present. Out of that, according to the\u00a0CDC<\/a>, only 10 percent faced heart disease.<\/p>\n

While the warning might not be as dire, \u0160erpytis does warn David Beckham, saying, \u201cDavid himself is now 50 years old, a time when it would be very useful to take care of his\u00a0health<\/a>\u00a0and adjust risk factors.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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