The murmur of mitral regurgitation is pansystolic and radiates to the left axilla.
Why does it radiate to the left axilla?
I'm thinking in terms of blood flowing back into the left atrium. The direction is such that I could understand if it was right axilla, but why the left?
Why does it radiate to the left axilla?
I'm thinking in terms of blood flowing back into the left atrium. The direction is such that I could understand if it was right axilla, but why the left?