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 ...

The American Heart Association has updated its guidelines for preventing heart attacks and strokes, listing secondhand smoke as a risk factor for the first time and recommending that people get ...

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 ...