The term "abdominal murmur" as used in this study refers to the presence of a systolic murmur between the umbilicus and the xiphoid inside the projection of the 2 mid-clavicular lines. Murmurs ...

Diastolic heart failure is defined clinically when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present in the presence of preserved left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction >45%).

As late as 1958, the following quote reflects the lack of recognition of MVP: “mid- and late systolic clicks are commonly produced by the tensing of pleuropericardial adhesions”; thus, MVP was ...

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Two numbers are recorded when measuring blood pressure. The top number, or systolic pressure, refers to the pressure inside the artery when the heart contracts and pumps blood through the body. The ...

Heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart can’t pump as well as it should. This may happen when the heart muscle becomes weak or stiff. As a result, it doesn’t deliver enough blood to ...

In 2017, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) determined that systolic blood pressure (the top number of a blood pressure reading) should be below 120 ...

Occasionally an LVEF of <40% is detected incidentally in individuals who are truly asymptomatic—this is not heart failure by definition and is termed asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction ...