When conducting a health history on a patient with aortic valve stenosis, which question would be most important for the nurse to ask?
1. "Do you have a family history of coronary artery disease?"
2. "Do any of your family members have valvular problems?"
3. "Have you ever been diagnosed with rheumatic fever?"
4. "Have you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure?"
Answer: 3
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