The apical pulse can be felt on the chest wall over the apex (bottom) of the heart, where the contractions are most forceful. The heart apex is located just below the nipple on the left side of the ...

Roshini Raj, MD, is Health's former magazine's medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is a Clinical Associate Professor ...