Figure 6

Ductus arteriosus in a 2.6-year-old. On auscultation, a fourth-degree continuous murmur with throbbing pulses. Echocardiography showed a large ductus arteriosus but no other defects. The phonogram shows a consistent (systolic-diastolic) murmur that becomes louder towards endsystole and is quieter in diastole. The flow is rapid in systole, which is when the spectrogram shows the highest frequencies. Area of auscultation: left second ic space (LIC2). Pansystolic (duration 100 %) and pandiastolic, peak frequency 786 Hz and volume 150%, both in systole.