When auscultating a client's heart, the nurse hears a high-pitched midsystolic click at the apex of the heart. What condition should the nurse associate with this finding?

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A high-pitched midsystolic click at the apex of the heart is characteristic of mitral valve prolapse. This sound is produced by the sudden tensing of the valve leaflets and chordae tendineae.

When Auscultating a Client's Heart, the Nurse Hears a High-Pitched