Why do fissures appear?
Patient: last night i was in the hospital due to having chest pains and blacking out. they ran a few tests on me, and I got a call back this afternoon about a fissure appearing at the base of my heart. What do this mean exactly? they want me to come in next week so they can monitor me. Doctor: Hello dearWarm  welcome to Healthcaremagic.comI have evaluated your query in details  .* Usually this is normal physiological variant appearing at the broncho    pulmonary segment in many cases .Hope this clears your doubt  .Wishing you fine recovery .Welcome for any further  assistance .Regards  take care .Dr. Bhagyesh ( MS , FMAS - consultant surgeon )