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Apical Pulse: What It Is & How to Check It

The apical pulse (or precordial impulse) originates from the bottom of the heart and is felt on the outer left chest wall just under the nipple. The apical pulse can provide information about heart ...
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Q&A: Andrew Wang, MD, on Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

—Dr. Wang spoke to MedPage Today to discuss the diagnosis of apical HCM, and distinct features of this disease subtype. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a morphological subtype of HCM that ...