{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Cardiac Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drcardiac","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drcardiac\/","title":"Cardiac Apex: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Cardiac Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hpN86XW3ky\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/cardiac-apex-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Cardiac Apex: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/cardiac-apex-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=hpN86XW3ky\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cardiac Apex: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Cardiac Hospitals\" data-secret=\"hpN86XW3ky\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The **Cardiac Apex** is the pointed, lower tip of the heart. It is formed mainly by the left ventricle and sits toward the left side of the chest. Clinicians use it as an anatomic landmark during physical exams and heart imaging. It is also referenced when describing certain heart diseases and procedure approaches."}