PULMONARY REGURGITATION

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AETIOLOGY - rare isolated; usually associated with pulmonary hipertension caused by left heart valvular disease (e.g. aortic regurgitation - Graham Steel murmur), pulmonary disease, or Eisenmenger's syndrome

The murmur of PR - high pitched, early diastolic, decrescendo in character, and heard best at the second left intercostal space

Category: Medicine Notes

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