An elderly patient in the intensive care unit with multiple organ dysfunction is being monitored with an arterial line in the brachial artery. You note the abnormal waveform - shown in the tracing below. On physical exam, you note that the ‘tidal’ wave feels greater than the ‘percussion’ wave. Based on this, auscultation will most likely reveal?
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A. A crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur prominent at the apex
B. A loud first heart sound
C. Augmentation of the systolic murmur while lying down
D. An ejection click with a pandiastolic murmur