Clinical features
Possible symptoms include:
- fatigue (due to a low cardiac output)
- ascites
- hepatic pain
- dependent oedema e.g. ankle swelling
Possible signs include:
- JVP:
- giant a wave
- small v wave
- slow y descent
- auscultation:
- early diastolic murmur (at the left sternal edge, heard best in inspiration)
- opening snap
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