Mitral Insufficiency & Left Ventricular Enlargement

Amara H. Estrada, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), University of Florida

ArticleSeptember 20141 min read

A grade 4/6 systolic murmur is auscultated over the left apex region in this heart sound; it is plateau (band-shaped) and occurs throughout systole, making it difficult to identify S1 or S2 sounds.