What are heart murmurs in children? Heart murmurs are extra or abnormal sounds made by turbulent blood flowing through the heart. Murmurs are graded on a scale of 1 to 6, based on how loud they are.

The heart was not otherwise remarkable. Microscopically, a thick deposition of fibrin on the epicardium and pericardium was associated with an infiltration of the adjacent tissues by leukemic cells.

A normal heart rate for a fetus can range from 110 to 160 beats per minute (BPM). Very early in pregnancy, it is typically around 110 BPM. Fetal heart rate may speed up to 140 to 170 BPM around the ...

Tachycardia is a rapid heart rate that beats faster than 100 beats per minute for any reason. It can occur as a result of many acute and chronic conditions. Factors such as age, health conditions, and ...

What Is Broken Heart Syndrome? Broken heart syndrome is a condition with symptoms that may feel like a heart attack, such as chest pain and shortness of breath. It can happen after you go through ...

The findings will increase the current molecular understanding of EMPA-induced cardiac protective effects and may provide novel therapeutic targets to protect the heart from stress-induced cardiac ...

By Nina Agrawal Since nearly the start of the pandemic, scientists have known that a Covid-19 infection increases the risk of heart problems. A growing body of research now suggests that this risk ...

Manon Hily [Opens in a new window], Anomalies of the coronary sinus are rare in the general population but are more frequent in patients with congenital heart defects. Whatever the cardiac anatomy, ...