An increase in maternal cardiac output can cause a benign systolic flow murmur, which results from:
A) an increase in afterload and slight mitral valve regurgitation.
B) enlargement of the aortic valve due to increased blood volume.
C) hypertrophy of the heart and dilation across the tricuspid valve.
D) pulmonic valve prolapse due to transient pulmonary hypertension
Answer: C) hypertrophy of the heart and dilation across the tricuspid valve.
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