HY USMLE Q #1160 – Cardio

A 57-year-old man comes to the physician for a follow-up appointment. Auscultation of the chest shows a 2/6 late-peaking systolic murmur with an ejection click. An S4 heart sound is present. Which of the following additional finding is most likely to be seen in this patient?

  Diffuse four-chamber dilatation with reduced ejection fraction
  History of rheumatic heart disease in childhood
  Hypertrophic sarcomeres laid in series
  Normal pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
  Preserved ejection fraction
  Pulsus paradoxus