Multiple organ dysfunction

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