All of the following findings would be expected in a person with coarctation of the aorta except -

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A systolic murmur across the anterior chest and back and a high-pitched diastolic murmur along the left sternal border

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A higher blood pressure in the right arm than in the left arm

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Inability to augment cardiac output with exercise

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Persistent hypertension despite complete surgical repair

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