Most patients will have a normal heart and lung exam. Their skin may feel cool and clammy despite an elevated BP. The diastolic murmur of aortic insufficiency may be heard. Hypertension and ...
The primary purpose of the cardiac examination is to assess the structure and function of the heart as a muscular pump and to evaluate it for possible malfunctions. Because heart disease is so common ...
4 UPMC Université Paris 6, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Centre de Référence Maladies Cardiaques Héréditaires, France 5 AP-HP, Functional Unit of Cardiogenetics and Myogenetics, Centre de ...