Korotkoff sounds indicate: A. Regurgitation from the ventricle into the atrium through a faulty mitral valve. B. Backflow through the tricuspid valve. C. Turbulence in a malformed aortic arch. D. Systolic and diastolic viscosity. E. Opening and closing of an artery.
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