According to the doctor, a new hospice patient discussed at the weekly team meeting had a “rapid apical pulse.” “What is the apical pulse?” one of our chaplains asked. In a room filled with medical ...

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a rare heart condition characterized by the thickening of your heart muscle near the bottom of your left ventricle. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can ...

—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 ...

For palpation, use your fingertips or the area between the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints. Practice and attention will determine which area is most sensitive for you. The ...