Bedside cardiovascular examination remains a powerful, cost-free diagnostic tool, even in the age of advanced imaging. From listening for bruits to recognizing murmurs, these skills help clinicians ...

Background The usefulness and modalities of cardiovascular screening in young athletes remain controversial, particularly concerning the role of 12-lead ECG. One of the reasons refers to the presumed ...

Still’s murmur (a.k.a. “innocent murmur” or “functional murmur”) refers to a benign flow murmur across the aortic valve from high cardiac output and/or increased contractility (inotropy). Frequently ...

In growing numbers, health experts are recommending screening for heart disease in children, especially those who play sports. One in 100,000 people ages 12 to 24 are estimated to die suddenly and ...

1 AP-HP, Functional Unit of Cardiogenetics and Myogenetics, department of Biochemistry, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France 2 AP-HP, National referral centre for inherited cardiac diseases, ...

Still’s murmur (a.k.a. “innocent murmur” or “functional murmur”) refers to a benign flow murmur across the aortic valve from high cardiac output and/or increased contractility (inotropy). Frequently ...

Should a treadmill test (TMT), the ubiquitous part of a cardiac examination, be used for routine screening or as part of the executive health check-ups to rule out heart disease risk? No, it shouldn’t ...

SINCE Friedreich's original description 1 of 6 cases of familial hereditary ataxia in 1863, numerous papers have been written on this subject. The vast majority of these elaborate on the neurologic ...

A 71-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with confusion, general fatigue and a history of falls over the preceding several weeks. She had no recent symptoms of infection nor any ...