ALTHOUGH Fauvel, 1 in 1843, attributed the apical presystolic murmur to stenosis of the mitral valve, Duroziez's 2 description — "ffout-tata-rou" — in 1862 has been considered as the classic ...
The apical pulse is best felt on the chest wall over the heart's apex. A normal heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute at rest. Changes in apical pulse rhythm can indicate a heart problem ...