You are incorrect - our patient's second heart sound at the upper left sternal edge is split in inspiration with the second component, P2, louder than the first component, A2.
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This is a graphic example of wide fixed splitting of S2. Let us listen together.
Discussion
Fixed splitting of the second heart sound typically occurs in patients with atrial septal defect because the common atrial reservoir negates the usual influence of respiration on venous return and there is a constant increase in right ventricular flow that delays pulmonary closure.