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With mitral stenosis -- what is the point of listening to my heart when they always just do a cardiac echo anyway?
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Mitral valve: Auscultation is first done during physical exam, then echo is ordered to confirm the diagnosis.
Answered 3/14/2013
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Some: Heart murmurs are benign (not medically important) while others can be life threatening. The sounds you here only confirm a murmer is present and a possible location. The echo confirms the diagnosis and allows us to quantify its severity and effect on the heart.
Answered 6/1/2015
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