8th March 2024

A 22-year-old university student registers with his campus medical centre and undergoes a health check.

A 22-year-old university student registers with his campus medical centre and undergoes a health check. He is asymptomatic but is noted to have a crescendo-decrescendo murmur, which is present throughout the cardiac cycle at the left parasternal border. Which of the following statements is true regarding his murmur?

 Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.