UK: Portable handheld cardiac ultrasound devices have rapidly become essential tools in emergency rooms, outpatient clinics, ...

Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences & State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Macau, China ...

"My risk is Systole — the chance to rewrite the rules of women’s heart care so more women can live longer, healthier, and happier lives." ...

Murmurs are described by their timing in the cardiac cycle, intensity, shape, pitch, location, radiation and response to dynamic maneuvers. Using the aforementioned criteria, a clinician can ...

As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in ...

Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of mortality worldwide, highlighting the critical need for accurate and continuous heart health monitoring. Electrocardiograms (ECG), ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an important differential diagnosis for acute chest pain. Imaging tests, such as ventriculography, echocardiography, computed tomography of the heart, and cardiac magnetic ...

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Correspondence to: Professor J E Sanderson, Department of Medicine and ...

Abstract: The four stages (first heart sound (S1), systole, second heart sound (S2), and diastole) of heartbeat sounds recorded by contact seismocardiogram (SCG) reflect the health of the heart, but ...

Table 1 reflects recommendations that are substantially revised from the 2020 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Guidelines or were drafted as new recommendations in the 2024 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ...

Left atrial (LA) phasic function provides significant insights into the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease. LA function is described in three phases: reservoir (atrial filling, during systole), ...