If a patient has a crescendo-decrescendo midsystolic ejection murmur with a paradoxically split second heart sound (S2) and the left ventricular pressure during systole is markedly greater than the aortic pressure, what is the correct diagnosis?

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Aortic stenosis (AS) is usually the result of a bicuspid aortic valve (AV), degenerative calcification of a bicuspid valve, or rheumatic heart disease.

If a Patient Has a Crescendo-Decrescendo Midsystolic Ejection Murmur with a Paradoxically