THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...

Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome, is the inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage. Chest pain near the sternum (breastbone) is the primary symptom. It is sometimes severe ...

The first seven sets of ribs are called true ribs. Costal cartilage anchors them to the edge of the sternum, or breastbone, in the middle of the chest at the front of the body. These ribs attach ...

Dehiscence is a surgical complication in which the edges of a wound no longer meet. It's also known as wound separation. A wound that separates after surgery won't close neatly and will be weaker ...

The sternum, or breastbone, is the flat bone where the ribs meet. Sometimes, the joints can pop or crack as a person stretches or moves. A muscle spasm, an injury, costochondritis, and surgery are ...

NBIT, KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science ...

It uses a method called explosive dehiscence, which means that the seeds are forcefully ejected from their pods. While this giant tree is far from the only plant species to make use of this ...