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Like your largest organ - and the only visible from the outside - your skin is a window on your overall health. And in the same way that stress can cause eruptions and worsen conditions such as eczema, symptoms of other internal health problems can also appear on your skin. Seeing something suspicious on your skin could be one of the first indications that something is wrong with one of your other organs,including your heart.

"Warning panels may appear on your skin and nails, which is why your dermatologist may be the first doctor to notice that you have heart disease," said the American Academy of Dermatology. Various growth, discoloring or swelling in certain areas could be linked toSerious heart complications. Read the rest to discover which specific skin signs can be problematic and justify a cardiac health assessment.

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Bluish coloring on your skin (the term medical for this is cyanosis) can occur when you are exposed to cold temperatures. However, if you notice this complexion changes - especially in your toes, your fingers or your lips - while your body is hot, it may indicate a heart problem. According to the Mayo clinic, "heart failure occurs when the heart muscle does not pump blood as well as it should. Bad blood flow can causeThe skin seems blue (cyanotic). ""

A purple pattern in the shape of a web under the skin that persists, even at warmer temperatures, could also be a red flag. This is known as the reticularis life, and generally appears on the arms or legs.

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The appearance of yellow waxy skin growth can be bad news for your heart. thePainless growth, called xanthomas, may look like a rash or warts at first glance, but they are in fact accumulations of fat under the skin indicating a higher overall level of cholesterol in the blood.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, when the cholesterol level in the body is too high, cholesterol can accumulate on the walls of your arteries, causingSomething called atherosclerosis. "This condition means that the arteries shrink and the shrinking blood vessels reduce blood flow to the heart," said the clinic. "This can cause angina to chest (chest pain) from the blood circulation not enough towards the heart, or a heart attack in cases where a blood vessel is completely blocked and the heart muscle begins to die."

Contact your doctor if you notice the sudden appearance of yellow or orange bumps on your skin. They can appear anywhere on the body but are most often found on the joints, like your knees and your elbows. And a specific type of xanthome, called Xanthelasmas, is even developing on the eyelids.

Do your shoes or socks feel a little tightened recently? Swelling of the feet and ankles, called edema, can be another symptom of heart disease. As the heart weakens, it is unable to effectively pump blood through the veins to areas such as feet and back, causing accumulation. "This means that it gathers in the legs and that the liquid is forced to leave the blood vessels in the surrounding tissues", an articlePublished by the National Library of Medicine States.

Be particularly careful of what is called "stung" edema, because it is more closely associated with heart problems compared to unimportant edema, which is often linked to complications in the thyroid or lymphatic system. You can identify which one is slightly pressing the affected area. If an indentation, or "pit", remains later, you are dealing with a bitter edema.

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Stase dermatitis, a form of eczema, is a skin inflammation in the lower legs caused by poor circulation and an accumulation of liquid which causes red skin, itching, dry and even scaly. Like edema, it can be caused by an incorrect heart function, because blood is unable to travel properly in the veins.

Jenny Murase, MD, a clinical associate professor of dermatology, stressed the importance of catching and treating the disease at the start of a declaration to theNational Association of Eczema. "Recognition of early stasis dermatitis can help reveal a fatal condition and prevent the skin state from progressing swelling, redness and itching, the oozing ulcers that are vulnerable to infection," said declared Murase.

Janeway lesions and osler knots manifest themselves on the skin in the form of lumps or raised stains in reddish green. However, Janeway lesions are generally not tense and occur on the palms and soles of the feet, while the nodes of Osler can be painful and are on the fingers and the bottom of the toes.

Despite their differences, the two can be manifestations of bacterial endocarditis , a potentially fatal infection in the lining and the interior valves of the heart. Bacterial endocarditis can cause heart failure, heart attacks and other complications if it is not treated. People with previous complications such as heart valve disease, rheumatic heart disease or heart transplant is more at risk of this type of dangerous infection.

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