What Murmur Radiates

While murmurs are usually most intense at one specific listening post, they often radiate to other listening posts or areas of the body. For example, the murmur of aortic stenosis frequently radiates to the carotid arteries and the murmur of mitral regurgitation radiates to the left axillary region.

Where does aortic stenosis murmur radiate to?

Aortic stenosis is associated with an ejection systolic murmur heard loudest over the aortic valve. The murmur is described as having a ‘crescendo-decrescendo’ quality (it appears as diamond-shaped on a phonogram). The murmur of aortic stenosis commonly radiates to the carotid arteries.

Does ASD murmur radiate?

Systolic Murmurs – Atrial Septal Defect This murmur is best heard over the “pulmonic area” of the chest, and may radiate into the back as with the murmur of pulmonary stenosis.