Austin Flint murmur re-visited.
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.
Benchimol-Barbosa
Paulo R
PR
Nascimento
César A S
CA
Rangel-Rocha
Nathalia
N
Hermanson
Rodolpho A S
RA
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