Q2: A 43-year-old woman comes to the office because of palpit | FreeMedSite

Q2:
A 43-year-old woman comes to the office because of palpitations for a month. She says that these palpitations are intermittent, but are not caused by anything in particular. Medical history is significant for a cardiac murmur since childhood. Examination shows a soft diastolic murmur loudest at the left fifth
intercostal space at the midclavicular line. Which of the following most likely represents the etiology of this patients murmur?

A Aortic annulus dilation
B Atrial septal defect
C Patent ductus arteriosus
D Pulmonary valve stenosis
E Repeated bouts of acute rheumatic fever

Explanation: Cardiology Cases