Fixed…Or Needs Fixing?
Author(s) -
Darrell B. Newman,
William R. Miranda,
Heidi M. Connolly
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.116.004877
Subject(s) - medicine , parasternal line , asymptomatic , cardiology , auscultation
An asymptomatic 29-year-old female was referred for evaluation of a cardiac murmur. A preappointment electrocardiogram revealed right axis deviation, right bundle-branch block, and “crochetage sign” with notched R waves in the inferior leads (Figure 1A, arrows). Physical examination revealed normal jugular venous examination and a 2+ parasternal lift. Cardiac auscultation at the left upper sternal border (Figure 1B, phonocardiogram; Audio file in the Data Supplement) revealed normal S1, grade 2/6 early-peaking systolic ejection murmur, and fixed splitting of the second heart sound (A2-P2). Chest radiography (Figure 1C) showed enlarged right heart border …
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