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Apex of heart

Known as: Apex cordis, Apex of the Heart, Cardiac apex 
The lowest superficial part of the heart which is situated behind the left 5th intercostal space.
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Body partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyHeart

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2009
2009
Non-parametric modeling of the intra-cluster gas using APEX-SZ bolometer imaging data
Aims. We aim to demonstrate the usability of mm-wavelength imaging data obtained from the APEX-SZ bolometer array to derive the… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Petrous apex cephalocele and empty sella: is there any relation?
1994
1994
Biological effects of shock waves: induction of arrhythmia in piglet hearts.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
"Horseshoe" lung: report of five new cases.
A "horseshoe" lung is a rare congenital anomaly in which the posterobasal segments of the right and left lungs are fused behind… 
1986
1986
External cardiac pacing: Influence of electrode placement on pacing threshold
External cardiac pacing is a recently reintroduced, effective method for emergency cardiac stimulation. The optimal electrode… 
1980
1980
A new approach to visualize the left main coronary artery using apical cross-sectional echocardiography.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
The apex cardiogram and its relationship to haemodynamic events within the left heart.
The apex cardiogram was recorded using the technique of Benchimol and Dimond (1963). A linear crystal microphone (Sanborn No 374… 
1965
1965
CORRELATION BETWEEN THE APEX CARDIOGRAM AND LEFT VENTRICULAR PRESSURE.
1965
1965
HEPATIC AMYLOIDOSIS WITH PORTAL HYPERTENSION.
  • J. Kapp
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1965
  • Corpus ID: 31151202
ALTHOUGH there are several reported cases of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with amyloidosis, standard texts state that… 
1962
1962
The apex cardiogram in ischaemic heart disease.
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