A 26-Year-Old Man Collapsed While Playing Basketball and Could Not

question 34

Multiple Choice

A 26-year-old man collapsed while playing basketball and could not be resuscitated.  Prior to the episode, he had exertional dyspnea and lightheadedness.  Autopsy is performed.  The lungs are completely normal.  The heart is shown in the exhibit. 

If the patient had been examined prior to death, which of the following would most likely have been present?

• A)Delayed carotid upstroke
• B)Early systolic murmur at the apex
• C)Mid-diastolic murmur at the apex
• D)S4
• E)Single S2

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