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Systolic murmur of mitral regurgitation

The heavy lines represent the normal cardiac sounds, and the light lines represent the murmur, which in this case does not replace the first heart sound and characteristically tapers off near the end. (Source: Cabot RC. Physical Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest. Second edition. New York: William Wood and Company, 1903. Public domain.)

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