Valvular Heart Disease USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
An otherwise healthy 27-year-old woman is referred to a cardiologist because of a murmur detected by her general practitioner during a routine health maintenance examination. She has a history of recurrent episodes of sore throat and fever during childhood. She emigrated from Kenya 6 years ago. Cardiac examination shows an opening snap followed by a late diastolic rumble, which is best heard at the fifth intercostal space in the left midclavicular line. Which of the following pressure-volume loop graphs is most likely to correspond to this patient's cardiac condition?
Answer choices
- AA
- BB
- CC
- DDCorrect answer
- EE
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