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How might mitral insufficiency be detected in a patient?
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Heart murmur or echo: Usually a heart murmur is heard on physical exam with a stethoscope. It is then confirmed on an echocardiogram.
Answered 12/12/2014
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Exam, echocardiogram: The physician will pick up a murmur on the physical exam and he/she can order an echocardiogram which will confirm it.
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