A patient who presents with a loud pansystolic murmur that radiates to the axilla most likely has

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A loud pansystolic murmur that radiates to the axilla is typically associated with mitral regurgitation. Aortic regurgitation is typically heard as a high-pitched decrescendo diastolic murmur. Aortic stenosis is typically heard as a systolic ejection murmur heard best at the base of the heart. Mitral stenosis is typically heard as a low-pitched rumbling diastolic murmur.

A Patient Who Presents with a Loud Pansystolic Murmur That