A client presents with dyspnea, cough, fatigue, and orthopnea. On auscultation, there is an opening snap, and a diastolic murmur heard at the fifth intercostal space in the left sternal border
The client undergoes an echocardiogram to validate a pathologic condition. Which pathologic condition would the client most likely have?
1. Mitral valve stenosis
2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
3. Aortic valve stenosis
4. Aortic valve insufficiency
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