You are incorrect - our patient's murmur at the lower left sternal edge is best described as holosystolic with a slight decrescendo configuration.


Your choice: Mid, short, crescendo-decrescendo murmur

This is a graphic example of a mid systolic murmur with a crescendo-decrescendo configuration. Let us listen to and observe this murmur together. Note that the murmur begins after the first hear sound and ends before the second heart sound. Note also the murmur's distinctive vibratory quality.