You are incorrect - our patient's acoustic events at the lower left sternal edge include a split first heart sound.


Your choice: S1 + systolic click (SC)

This is a graphic example of an S1 followed by an early systolic click (SC).

Systolic clicks typically occur in mid-to-late systole, but may be heard in early systole. They are high frequency sounds that are almost always due to tricuspid or mitral valve prolapse and are best heard in these auscultatoy areas.