Signs and Symptoms
Mild cases usually do not cause any symptoms. Because pulmonic regurgitation is the result of other factors in the body, any noticeable symptoms are ultimately caused by an underlying medical condition rather than the regurgitation itself. However, more severe regurgitation may contribute to right ventricular hypertrophy, and in later stages, right heart failure.
A decrescendo murmur can sometimes be identified early in diastole, heard best over the left lower sternal border.
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