11th January 2024

A 74-year-old gentleman with history of IPF comes in for a review.

A 74-year-old gentleman with history of IPF comes in for a review. He noticed feeling particularly short of breath on exertion lately; he also believes his ankles are ‘puffier’ than usual. On examination, he has pedal pitting oedema; JVP is visible at 5cm above the sternal angle. On auscultation, there are widespread fine inspiratory crackles and diastolic murmur, which gets louder on inspiration. What is his echocardiogram likely to show?

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