A nurse recalls the most common cardiac valve disease in the United States is:
a. mitral valve prolapse.
b. pulmonary stenosis.
c. tricuspid valve prolapse.
d. aortic stenosis.
ANS: A
Mitral valve prolapse is the most common valve disorder in the United States.
Neither pulmonary stenosis, tricuspid valve prolapse, nor aortic stenosis is the most common valve disorder in the United States.
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