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 ...

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 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, ...

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.

To test the hypothesis that congenital heart disease (CHD) in preterm infants with severe CHD (cyanotic or left-sided obstructive lesions, or congestive heart failure) is independently associated ...

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 ...

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

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.

It should be placed very lightly against the precordium otherwise it will, effectively, be a diaphragm (Scott and MacInnes, 2006; Cox and Roper, 2005). Standard sites for auscultation. According to ...

Fluoroscopically, the heart was grossly enlarged, with pulsations barely visible, ... Angina was induced in the precordium and both arms if she sat up and down twice on an examination table.

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