There is a link between atypical heart sounds and atrial fibrillation. People with this condition have an irregular, disorganized heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation is a serious type of arrhythmia, which ...

S1 and S2 are the normal heart sounds you hear when the heart valves close. Heart murmurs are extra sounds that can be heard during systole, diastole, or as a continuous sound. S3 and S4 are abnormal ...

San Francisco, CA - Calling into question the "time-honored" tradition of using third and fourth heart sounds to identify cardiac abnormalities, a new study indicates that the overall diagnostic ...

An artificial intelligence program developed by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute and their Cedars-Sinai colleagues can detect a type of abnormal heart rhythm that can go unnoticed during ...

Analysis of heart sound signals plays an essential role in preventing and diagnosing cardiac diseases. This study proposes a multi-level feature encoding algorithm based on frequency-balanced power ...

When it comes to heart function, anything that deviates from normal behavior is cause for concern, especially if you’re at risk of heart disease. One of the most common "abnormal" behaviors is a heart ...

Stephen Randall didn’t plan on becoming a case study for Medaica, his Las Vegas-based company that has created artificial ...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain one of the leading global health challenges, contributing to millions of deaths annually and placing immense pressure on healthcare infrastructures. Early ...

When a doctor listens to someone's heartbeat, they typically hear a characteristic sound: "lub-dub, lub-dub." In some people, though, this two-tone heartbeat is accompanied by whooshing or rasping ...