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Dyspnoea on exertion in a 15-year-old boy
  1. Rakesh Jain,
  2. Kader Muneer,
  3. Sajeev C G
  1. Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Rakesh Jain, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Calicut 673008, Kerala, India; dr_rkjain123{at}yahoo.co.in

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307751

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    Clinical Introduction

    A 15-year-old male patient presented with dyspnoea on exertion for 6 months. He had no significant medical history. His blood pressure and pulse rate were within normal limits. Cardiac auscultation revealed a grade 4/6 (Levine scale) high-frequency pansystolic murmur over the cardiac apex conducting to left axilla as well as to base of the heart. Haematological and biochemical evaluation including 12-lead ECG were within normal limits. Chest X-ray showed mild cardiomegaly. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with colour Doppler imaging was done (figure 1).

    Figure 1

    (A) Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with colour Doppler, apical four chamber view, (B) 2D TTE, parasternal short axis view and (C) TTE with colour Doppler, parasternal short axis view.

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    Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors All the authors are fully involved in data collection and preparation of the manuscripts.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.