Murmurs
Ejection systolic
- aortic stenosis
- pulmonary stenosis, HOCM
- ASD, Fallot's
Holosystolic (pansystolic)
- mitral/tricuspid regurgitation (high-pitched and 'blowing' in character)
- VSD ('harsh' in character)
Late systolic
- mitral valve prolapse
- coarctation of aorta
Early diastolic
- aortic regurgitation (high-pitched and 'blowing' in character); seen in around 10% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis
- Graham-Steel murmur (pulmonary regurgitation, again high-pitched and 'blowing' in character)
Mid-late diastolic
- mitral stenosis ('rumbling' in character)
- Austin-Flint murmur (severe aortic regurgitation, again is 'rumbling' in character)
Continuous machine-like mumur