Doctor reveals simple thumb test that can show if you have hidden heart problem

An emergency doctor has revealed a simple thumb test that can show if you have a hidden heart problem. Dr Joe Whittington, an emergency medicine physician from California, shared the trick in a video on TikTok that has amassed over 230,000 views. 'Hold up your palm and try and stretch your thumb across as far as you can. Does it stop about there? 'Or does it extend pass your palm like these? If it does that is a positive thumb-palm test.' He explained, in 2021, a study published in the American Journal of Cardiology, found 60% of people with known aortic aneurysms had a positive palm-thumb test.