Graham Steell murmur
A Graham Steell murmur is a
heart murmur typically associated withpulmonary regurgitation . It is a high pitchedearly diastolic murmur heard best at the left sternal edge in the secondintercostal space with the patient in fullinspiration .The murmur is heard due to a high
velocity regurgitant flow across thepulmonary valve ; this is usually a consequence ofpulmonary hypertension . The Graham Steell murmur is often heard in patients with chroniccor pulmonale as a result ofchronic obstructive pulmonary disease .It is named for
Graham Steell .cite journal |author=McArthur JD, Sukumar IP, Munsi SC, Krishnaswami S, Cherian G |title=Reassessment of Graham Steell murmur using platinum electrode technique |journal=Br Heart J |volume=36 |issue=10 |pages=1023–7 |year=1974 |month=October |pmid=4433433 |pmc=1020054 |doi= |url=http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=4433433] cite journal |author=Fraser AG, Weston CF |title=The Graham Steell murmur: eponymous serendipity? |journal=J R Coll Physicians Lond |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=66–70 |year=1991 |month=January |pmid=2023159 |doi= |url=]References
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