Mechanism of Austin Flint murmur in AR – Cardiology MCQ
Mechanism of Austin Flint murmur in AR
a) Fluttering of the anterior mitral leaflet due to the regurgitant jet impinging on it
b) Jet can produce relative narrowing of the mitral orifice
c) Diastolic mitral regurgitation due to elevated left ventricular diastolic pressure
d) All of the above
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Johnson Francis
Former Professor of Cardiology, Calicut Govt. Medical Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Editor-in-Chief, BMH Medical Journal