Unlike a stethoscope, the device works well even if it’s not placed precisely on the chest: its larger, flexible sensing area helps capture clearer heart sounds than traditional stethoscopes. This ...

As performed by a physician with a stethoscope, cardiac auscultation is an unsatisfactory ... rumbling murmur in a single focal area above the left nipple. In retrospect the murmur almost ...

In a quiet room careful auscultation of all abdominal quadrants ... and "hemic" – similar to ones appearing over the heart. Increased cardiac output from anxiety and embarrassment during the ...

BMI or heart rate (table 1). Auscultation had a sensitivity of 32% and specificity of 67% for diagnosing mild VHD, which improved slightly for significant VHD to a sensitivity of 43%, and specificity ...

Of note, they found auscultation was only performed on 35% of UK ... ‘If successful, this device could become an affordable and scalable solution for heart health screening, especially in areas with ...

The diverse causes of right-sided heart failure (RHF) include ... Now, once again, we enjoy intense interest in this area, owing in large part to advanced pharmacology for managing pulmonary ...

Cardiovascular examination revealed a regular heart rhythm with no obvious murmurs in the valve auscultation areas. Abdominal examination was soft with no rebound tenderness or masses. However, the ...

Correspondence to Dr Gregory Roth, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; rothg{at}uw.edu Studies of the epidemiology of heart failure in ...

Apple's latest research reveals how models made for speech recognition can determine your heart rate by processing ...

Adopting early noninvasive cardiac testing is a cost-effective strategy for avoiding a future heart attack or death in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, according to a study published ...

Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs for up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection—even when standard medical tests return normal ...