New York (MedscapeWire) Aug 24 — Two common findings from a traditional physical examination can provide important information for the 5 million Americans diagnosed with heart failure, according to ...

An S4 heart sound cannot be present during atrial fibrillation (atrial kick is required). An S3 heart sound cannot be present in the setting of severe mitral stenosis. An S3 heart sound can be present ...

Protected by the sternum and the ribcage, your heart sits comfortably in the center of your chest. It weighs less than 1 pound and beats about 100,000 times per day. That is 36,500,000 times each year ...

WITH the advent of cardiac catheterization and operative procedures for correction of valvular deformities it has become increasingly important for the pathologist to attempt, from post-mortem ...

In a landmark medical clash pitting the diagnostic merits of fancy tech versus vintage exercise machines, the new toys and old ways finished in a dead heat, cardiologists reported Saturday. Subscribe ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — February is American Heart Month. It’s a time when health care experts encourage people to practice heart health and get regular physicals and screenings. A Shawnee man’s decision ...

SOUTH BEND — We now know what caused a New Prairie High School student's death last month. An autopsy shows 17-year-old Mark Mayfield died from a heart attack. Mayfield was found in a school hallway ...

CardioSignal, the developers of an app that performs a heart test using some of the most basic smartphone features, has collected $10 million in early venture capital funding to validate its approach ...