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Diastolic Murmurs

  • Early Diastolic Murmurs
    • AR
      • Valvular: congenital (bicuspid valve), rheumatic deformity, endocarditis, prolapse, trauma, post-valvotomy
      • Dilation of valve ring: aorta dissection, annuloaortic ectasia, medial degeneration, hypertension, ankylosing spondylitis
      • Widening of commissures: syphilis
    • Pulmonic regurgitation
      • Valvular: post-valvotomy, endocarditis, rheumatic fever, carcinoid
      • Dilation of valve ring: pulmonary hypertension; Marfan syndrome
      • Congenital: isolated or associated with tetralogy of Fallot, VSD, pulmonic stenosis
  • Mid-Diastolic Murmurs
    • Mitral
      • MS
      • Carey-Coombs murmur (mid-diastolic apical murmur in acute rheumatic fever)
      • Increased flow across nonstenotic mitral valve (e.g., MR, VSD, PDA, high-output states, and complete heart block)
    • Tricuspid
      • Tricuspid stenosis
      • Increased flow across nonstenotic tricuspid valve (e.g., TR, ASD, and anomalous pulmonary venous return)
    • Left and right atrial tumors (myxoma)
    • Severe AR (Austin Flint murmur)