Radiation To Axilla in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 32yo Man | Cardiology | SMLE Q#11059

SMLE Question #11059

Medicine / Internal Medicine Cardiology

Objective: OBJ-163

Last updated: February 2026
A 32-year-old man is referred after a murmur was noted on routine examination. He is asymptomatic and has good exercise tolerance. Cardiac auscultation reveals a high-pitched, blowing systolic murmur best heard at the apex with radiation to the axilla. The murmur increases with sustained handgrip and decreases during the Valsalva maneuver. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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