Coronary Artery Disease USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 27 year old woman with a thin body habitus is noted to have a midsystolic click followed by a late systolic murmur at the apex. When she stands from a squatting position, the click occurs earlier and the murmur lengthens. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- AAortic stenosis
- BAtrial septal defect
- CMitral valve prolapseCorrect answer
- DMitral regurgitation due to papillary rupture
- EHypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- FMitral stenosis
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