Question 83 (part 2) · LEK · Aortic regurgitation

The Austin Flint murmur is a:

  1. A. diastolic murmur caused by the aortic valve.
  2. B. diastolic murmur caused by the mitral valve.
  3. C. systolic murmur caused by the mitral valve.
  4. D. systolic murmur caused by the aortic valve.
  5. E. Systolic murmur caused by a left-to-right shunt in ventricular septal defect.
Hint

This murmur is found in severe aortic regurgitation, but it is generated at a different valve that the regurgitant jet affects.

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