The Oklahoma City Thunder were on the wrong side of a thrilling comeback in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night, but that doesn't mean that head coach Mark Daigneault is ...

Systolic congestive heart failure, or systolic heart failure, is a type of heart failure that involves the left side of the heart. As the left side of the heart begins losing some function, it ...

A heart murmur can be systolic or diastolic. If it occurs when the heart muscle contracts, it is a systolic murmur. If it occurs when the heart muscle relaxes after contracting, it is a diastolic ...

A new study suggests that reducing systolic blood pressure below the clinically safe threshold of 120 mmHg over time may produce slight health-protective benefits against late-life dementia and ...

His physical examination findings are notable only for a midsystolic click and a harsh grade 3/6 late-peaking systolic regurgitant murmur best heard at the apex. An electrocardiogram (ECG) and ...

Doctors divide heart murmurs into three types by the cause and the part of your heart they affect: Systolic. This murmur happens when your heart muscle contracts. Doctors further divide systolic ...

A heart murmur that occurs when blood leaves the heart is a systolic murmur. A murmur that occurs when the heart fills with blood is called a diastolic murmur. A murmur may also be heard ...

Timing: A heart murmur that occurs when blood leaves the heart is a systolic murmur. A murmur that occurs when the heart fills with blood is called a diastolic murmur. A murmur also may be heard ...

Timing: A heart murmur that occurs when blood leaves the heart is a systolic murmur. A murmur that occurs when the heart fills with blood is called a diastolic murmur. A murmur also may be heard ...

From the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Patients with late systolic murmurs, with and without mid-late systolic extra sounds, have ...

On a recent follow-up visit to his oncologist, the doctor told him that he has a heart murmur. He takes medication for his thyroid and adrenal glands. Could you please explain what a heart murmur ...