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What’s the differential diagnosis of heart murmurs?

 

SYSTOLIC MURMURS
Ejection systolic Flow (thyrotoxicosis, pregnancy, anaemia,)
Aortic stenosis
Pulmonary stenosis
Aortic coarctation
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Pan systolic Mitral regurgitation
Ventricular septal defect
Tricuspid regurgitation
Late systolic Mitral valve prolapse
Early systolic Acute severe mitral regurgitation
DIASTOLIC MURMURS
Early diastolic Aortic regurgitation
Pulmonary regurgitation
Mid-late diastolic Mitral stenosis
Austin Flint

 

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