So, despite being shielded by many layers of bone, muscle and membrane, the heart is still a delicate entity. You could be trained to strike the precordium at the correct site and with enough force.

The body region of interest here is the precordium, the area of the chest wall lying directly above the heart. This region is found in most of us on our left-hand side, with the heart's apex ...

The precordium is the front of the chest wall over the heart (Fig 1). Of particular importance when inspecting and palpating the precordium is the apex/mitral area (left 5th intercostal space, ...

The squeaky systolic murmur of aortic stenosis usually is loudest in the apical region, left sternal border or lower precordium and thus diverts attention from the aortic valve.

Learn how to identify the symptoms of a heart attack and help someone in need. Understanding the signs, risks, and timely responses to a heart attack is critical for preventing complications and ...

Here is a tricky case. Try to guess the diagnosis of this previously healthy 5-year-old boy who starts to complain of difficulty breathing over the past 2 weeks. He used to be able to play with ...

A number of features establish this rhythm as ventricular tachycardia: atrioventricular dissociation, variability of QRS complex morphology, and positive concordance across the precordium.

Less frequently but more conclusively the diagnosis can be established by the presence of audible auricular heart sounds at the precordium.

The diagnosis is NSR, isorhythmic dissociation, acute ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) of the lateral wall, and poor R-wave progression across the precordium (clockwise rotation). The rhythm is ...

Gas pain and heart attacks can mimic each other due to similar symptoms. ... It is generally most intense in the right upper abdominal area but may also be felt in the epigastrium or precordium.

A soft (grade II/VI), dynamic continuous murmur was noted in the mid precordium. ... Ital Heart J 2: 669–676. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Gowda RM et al. (2006) Coronary artery ...

Some reports claimed that Navalny had been killed with a single blow to the heart. Rosfoto.ru/Shutterstock. You can see that the heart is well protected, yet may still be vulnerable.