Mitral valve prolapse and other murmurs. - phoenixx

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Mitral valve prolapse is found in 2-5% of adults and is the most common valvular abnormality among residents of industrialized nations. MVP causes a mid to late systolic click that may be followed by a late systolic murmur most easily detected over the left ventricle.

Mitral regurgitation: Apical holosystolic murmur.

Pulmonic stenosis: Systolic crescendo-decrescendo murmur.

Mitral stenosis: rumbling diastolic murmur heard best when patient is sitting in left lateral decubitus position.

CARDIAC TAMPONADE: MUFFLED heart sounds.