title: Austin Flint murmur re-visited.
abstract: Austin Flint murmur is a mid-diastolic rumbling audible in subjects with severe aortic regurgitation. Several theories have been raised to explain mechanistically the nature of this particular phenomenon. We briefly review severe aortic regurgitation under the light of contemporary echocardiography in an illustrative case.
authors: Paulo R
authors: PR
authors: Benchimol-Barbosa
authors: César A S
authors: CA
authors: Nascimento
authors: Nathalia
authors: N
authors: Rangel-Rocha
authors: Rodolpho A S
authors: RA
authors: Hermanson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology