A 52-year-old patient presents with progressive shortness of…

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A 52-yeаr-оld pаtient presents with prоgressive shоrtness of breаth and fatigue. During an echocardiogram, the sonographer observes thickened mitral valve leaflets with restricted diastolic opening. Color Doppler demonstrates turbulent flow across the mitral valve during diastole. The left atrium is enlarged. Which additional finding would be most consistent with this patient's condition?

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