24th July 2020

An asymptomatic patient presents with a murmur

An asymptomatic patient presents with a murmur. It is described as a mid-diastolic low-pitched murmur which is preceded by an open snap and loudest at the apex when the patient is lying in the left lateral position. What is the first-line diagnostic intervention?

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