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During a cardiac assessment on a 38 year-old patient in the hospital for "chest pain," the nurse finds the following: jugular vein pulsations 4 cm above sternal angle when he is elevated at 45 degrees,blood pressure 98/60 mm Hg,heart rate 130 beats per minute,ankle edema,difficulty in breathing when supine,and an S₃ on auscultation.Which of these conditions best explains the cause of these findings?
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