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4 days ago · The heart is located in the thoracic cavity medial to the lungs and posterior to the sternum. On its superior end, the base of the heart is attached to the aorta, pulmonary arteries and veins, and the vena cava. The inferior tip of the heart, known as the apex, rests just superior to the diaphragm.
3 days ago · The heart is a muscular pumping organ located medial to the lungs along the body's midline in the thoracic region. The bottom tip of the heart, known as its apex, is turned to the left, so that about 2/3 of the heart is located on the body's left side with the other 1/3 on right.
2 days ago · In adults, a normal heart rate is between 60 and 100 bpm (normocardic), whereas it is higher in children. A heart rate below normal is called " bradycardia " (<60 in adults) and above normal is called " tachycardia " (>100 in adults).
4 days ago · Murphy next directed the 2014 television film adaptation of Larry Kramer's Broadway play The Normal Heart. Murphy then collaborated with The Normal Heart executive producer Jason Blum to produce a metasequel to the cult-classic horror film The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
4 days ago · If normal heart rhythm is not restored, it can lead to death. Ventricular fibrillation is most found in those with underlying heart disease or those who have experienced trauma. Ventricular tachycardia is also due to defective electrical pulses in the heart's lower ventricles. It is usually harmless for people with healthy hearts, but it can be ...
5 days ago · A blood pressure reading measures the pressure from your blood on your arterial walls while your heart is pumping. A healthy blood pressure is below 120/80 mm Hg.
5 days ago · In normal people, the cardiothoracic ratio is usually less than 50%. Therefore, the cardiothoracic ratio is a handy way of separating most normal hearts from most abnormal hearts. But it is not infallible. A heart may be greater than 50% of the cardiothoracic ratio and still be a normal heart.
