The primary purpose of the cardiac examination is to assess the structure and function of the heart as a muscular pump and to evaluate it for possible malfunctions. Because heart disease is so common ...

Based on findings from a computer-based, multimedia, interactive test, cardiac examination skills do not appear to differ among third-year medical students, resident physicians, faculty members or ...

Handheld ultrasound is more accurate and less expensive than physical examinations when used to diagnose patients with common cardiac abnormalities, according to a study published online in the ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden can now show that a new examination method identifies high-risk plaques in the blood vessels surrounding the heart, that cannot be seen solely with traditional ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been caused by the rapid outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus and has already claimed more than 5.28 million ...

This is a summary of a preprint research study written by authors from Yale School of Medicine on MedRxiv provided to you by Medscape. This study has not yet been peer-reviewed. The full text of the ...

President Donald Trump visited Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, Oct. 10. The 79-year-old president underwent another ...

President Donald Trump's physician’s assessment details robust cardiovascular and neurological health, countering age-related ...