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Effect of drugs

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  • inhalation of vasodilators (e.g. amyl nitrate) causes:
    • increase in systolic ejection murmurs eg aortic stenosis
    • decrease in all regurgitant murmurs e.g. mitral regurgitation
  • inhalation of drugs increasing arteriolar resistance have the opposite effect

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