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A 47-year-old Brazilian immigrant presents with fatigue and dyspnea. He has been healthy for the past 10 years. The patient denies fever, cough, chills, or weight loss. On physical examination there are no murmurs, the pulse and the rhythm are regular, S1 is normal, and S2 is split. This split increases with inspiration and persists with expiration. Which of the following ECG findings is most consistent with the auscultatory findings in this patient?
(A) Acute ST segment elevation in the anterior leads
(B) Decreased PR interval
(C) Early repolarization
(D) Marked T wave inversion
(E) Right bundle branch block
A 47-year-old Brazilian immigrant presents with fatigue and dyspnea. He has been healthy for the past 10 years. The patient denies fever, cough, chills, or weight loss. On physical examination there are no murmurs, the pulse and the rhythm are regular, S1 is normal, and S2 is split. This split increases with inspiration and persists with expiration. Which of the following ECG findings is most consistent with the auscultatory findings in this patient?
(A) Acute ST segment elevation in the anterior leads
(B) Decreased PR interval
(C) Early repolarization
(D) Marked T wave inversion
(E) Right bundle branch block
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