Heart Failure USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 45 year old man presents with awareness of forceful heartbeats and exertional dyspnea. Blood pressure is 162/48 mm Hg. On examination, the peripheral pulses are bounding, and a blowing early diastolic decrescendo murmur is heard along the left sternal border. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- APulmonic stenosis
- BMitral stenosis
- CAortic regurgitationCorrect answer
- DTricuspid regurgitation
- EAtrial septal defect
- FMitral regurgitation
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