A patient tells the nurse that the cardiologist has told her that she will likely need a mitral valve replacement in a few years. The nurse can best hear her mitral valve
A) Over the apex of the left ventricle.
B) At the second intercostal space to the right of the sternum.
C) At the second intercostal space to the left of the sternum.
D) At the fourth intercostal space just to the left of the sternum.
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