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  2. Apical Pulse: Definition, Location, and More - Healthline

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    A stethoscope is used to measure the apical pulse. A clock or wristwatch with seconds is also needed. The apical pulse is best assessed when you are either sitting or lying down.

  3. Apex beat - Wikipedia

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    The apex beat (lat. ictus cordis ), also called the apical impulse, [1] is the pulse felt at the point of maximum impulse ( PMI ), which is the point on the precordium farthest outwards (laterally) and downwards (inferiorly) from the sternum at which the cardiac impulse can be felt. The cardiac impulse is the vibration resulting from the heart ...

  4. Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Causes and Treatment

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    Potential complications of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Apical HCM can lead to complications like: atrial fibrillation. problems with the functioning of your ventricles. chest pain ...

  5. Heart Murmurs: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention - WebMD

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    A heart murmur is an abnormal sound your doctor might hear if blood flows the wrong way through your heart. Some heart murmurs are harmless. Others are a sign of a valve problem or other type of ...

  6. Heart Sounds and Atrial Fibrillation - Healthline

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    Atrial fibrillation refers to an irregular heartbeat and affects at least 2.7 million people in the United States. A heart murmur occurs when there is some kind of abnormal sound in between ...

  7. Systolic heart murmur - Wikipedia

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    The murmur in MR is high pitched and best heard at the apex with diaphragm of the stethoscope with patient in the lateral decubitus position. Left ventricular function can be assessed by determining the apical impulse. A normal or hyperdynamic apical impulse suggests good ejection fraction and primary MR.

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