A 20-year-old man comes to the physician for routine examination. He is afebrile and has clear breath sounds throughout. Cardiac examination shows a mid to late diastolic murmur on auscultation, loudest at the cardiac apex. Which of the following is the most likely cause for this patient’s murmur?

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Acute pericarditis

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Congenital heart defect

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Infective endocarditis

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Rheumatic fever

A 20-year-old man comes to the physician for routine examination. He is afebrile and has clear breath sounds throughout. Cardiac examination shows a mid to late diastolic murmur on auscultation, loudest at the cardiac apex. Which of the following is the most likely cause for this patient’s murmur?

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