Transient murmur – MCQ – Answer

Transient murmur – MCQ – Answer

A patient presenting to the emergency department with chest pain was noted to have a systolic murmur. Murmur disappeared some time later when the pain subsided. Murmur was most likely due to – Correct answer: b) Papillary muscle dysfunction with mitral regurgitation

Papillary muscle dysfunction during ischemia can improve when the ischemia is relieved.

Ventricular septal rupture and papillary muscle rupture do not reverse spontaneously and are potentially fatal conditions which produce progressive heart failure and hemodynamic compromise.

Severe aortic stenosis is also a chronic process which does not reverse spontaneously.

Back to question