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Ausculation lower left sternal edge
Next, we’ll listen together at the lower left sternal edge simultaneously observing respiration. Let’s listen together
Findings at lower left sternal edge
The important auscultatory findings at the lower left sternal edge include a holosystolic, high-frequency murmur, a third heart sound, and a low frequency early diastolic murmur. All of these acoustic events clearly increase with inspiration.