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A 33-year-old patient has developed dyspnea during physical exertion, palpitations, disruptions of heart rate, swollen legs. In the childhood the patient had a case of acute rheumatic fever that required in-patient treatment. There were no further requests for medical care. Objectively: heart rate is 92/min., rhythmic; BP is 110/70 mm Hg. At the apex the I heart sound is increased, triple rhythm, diastolic murmur. What heart disease is most likely?

Answer options

  1. Aortic outflow stenosis
  2. Aortic valve failure
  3. Tricuspid valve stenosis
  4. Mitral valve stenosis
  5. Mitral valve failure
Correct answer

Mitral valve stenosis

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