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Sudden hypotension associated with new-onset cardiac murmur may be due to different causes, including mechanical complications of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, acute mitral insufficiency during infective endocarditis, acute aortic regurgitation by aortic dissection, prosthetic valve thrombosis, and dynamic left ventricular outflow obstruction. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography allow a rapid diagnosis at the bedside.
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Oppizzi, M., Ancona, M. (2013). New-Onset Cardiac Murmur in the Unstable Patient. In: Sarti, A., Lorini, F. (eds) Echocardiography for Intensivists. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2583-7_40
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