systolic clicks

systolic clicks: short, dry, clicking heart sounds during systole; they are often indicative of various heart conditions associated with abnormal mitral or aortic valves but may have extracardiac causes. Their timing within systole may indicate the nature of the disorder; see midsystolic c. and ejection sounds.

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