Aortic Regurgitation (Decrescendo Diastolic Murmur) C31 #82 | Lesson with Audio

patient thorax when auscultating by stethoscope

patient position during auscultation
The patient was sitting leaning forward during auscultation.

Description

This is an example of a decrescendo murmur starting early in diastole. The first and second heart sounds are normal. The decrescendo murmur is high-pitched. The anatomy video shows an enlarged left ventricle with normal contractility. You can see regurgitant flow from the aorta into the left ventricle which causes the murmur.

Phonocardiogram

Anatomy

Aortic Regurgitation (Decrescendo Diastolic Murmur) C31


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