A client tells the nurse that she had rheumatic heart disease as a child. For which of the following valvular disorders should this client be assessed?
1. Mitral valve prolapse
2. Mitral stenosis
3. Aortic regurgitation
4. Aortic stenosis
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Mitral stenosis is most commonly caused by rheumatic heart disease. Rheumatic heart disease has not been linked to mitral valve prolapse, aortic regurgitation, or aortic stenosis.
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