A 36-year-old woman with no previous cardiac history presented with 6 months of progressive
exertional dyspnea. Assessments and investigations to date were nondiagnostic. A formal
echocardiogram was pending. Assessment by the cardiology team revealed a right ventricular
heave, palpable second heart sound, and a II/VI pansystolic murmur that was loudest
at the apex.
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Publication history
Published online: November 22, 2013
Accepted:
November 18,
2013
Received:
October 28,
2013
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