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ejection click

A high-pitched sound following S1. * An S1 implies that pliability of the valve is maintained. Etiology: 1) aortic stenosis, heard best at the apex of the heart 2) pulmonic stenosis, heard best at the left sternal border 3) dilatation of the aortic root 4) dilatation of the pulmonary artery. 5) bicuspid aortic valve (without aortic stenosis) [1] * systolic click of mitral valve prolapse is not described as an ejection click [3]

General

abnormal heart sound

References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 327
  2. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 39
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015