More than 6 million Americans have heart failure, according to the CDC. Worldwide more than 11 million people have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, or a weak heart pump. That’s according ...
When your doctor listens to your heart through a stethoscope, they aren’t checking that it’s still beating. (That’s usually a given.) Instead, they’re listening to the distinctive lub-dub sound made ...
Valentina Dargam, Florida International University and Joshua Hutcheson, Florida International University When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale ...