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Overview. Your pulse is the vibration of blood as your heart pumps it through your arteries. You can feel your pulse by placing your fingers over a large artery that lies close to your skin. The ...
An average cardiac index is between 2.5 and 4.2 L/min/m 2. The most common definition of decreased cardiac output is measured by a cardiac index of less than 2.2 L/min/m 2 with symptoms and signs ...
The cardiac enzyme test gives you a number measured in nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml). This tells your doctor how much of the enzyme is in your blood. It can find even very small amounts. It ...
Apex beat. 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 ...
Typically, that means you are between ages 40 and 70, with some heart risks but no symptoms. If you have only a low chance of coronary artery disease, the test isn’t likely to show any calcium.
Coronary artery calcification is the buildup of calcium in the arteries that supply blood to your heart. Calcification often occurs at the same time as atherosclerosis. Coronary artery disease ...
Pressure overload refers to the pathological state of cardiac muscle in which it has to contract while experiencing an excessive afterload. Pressure overload may affect any of the four chambers of the heart, though the term is most commonly applied to one of the two ventricles. Chronic pressure overload leads to concentric hypertrophy of the ...
High output also can happen when your body lacks enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells, a condition called anemia. That makes your heart pump more blood faster. Another common cause is ...