In auscultating the precordium of a patient, you hear a high-pitched "whooshing" noise occurring simultaneously with S₁. This finding is most consistent with which of the following?

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A high-pitched "whooshing" noise occurring simultaneously with S1 (the first heart sound) is indicative of turbulent blood flow across a valve that should be closed during systole. This description fits an incompetent mitral valve, where blood regurgitates from the left ventricle back into the left atrium during systole, creating the whooshing noise heard as a murmur.

In Auscultating the Precordium of a Patient, You Hear a High-Pitched