13th March 2024

A 30-year-old man with Marfan’s syndrome is found to have an early-diastolic murmur at the left 3rd intercostal space on routine examination.

A 30-year-old man with Marfan’s syndrome is found to have an early-diastolic murmur at the left 3rd intercostal space on routine examination. He missed his last Cardiology review due to moving house and not receiving his appointment letter; however, his last echocardiogram showed an aortic root diameter of 4.1cm. He is currently on metoprolol. Which cardiac valve abnormality is he most likely to have?

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