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When doctor said he heard an "opening snap", is it a systolic or diastolic murmur? never heard before. echo: trivial tricuspid reg, with tvg of 11mmhg
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Diastolic: thats usually reserved to describe mitral stenosis due to a rheumatic mitral valve
Answered 2/1/2015
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