Match the description of the murmur to the valvular lesion.

Damage to the valve structure leads to a leak of blood from the contracting ventricle. This leak results in a high-pitched murmur heard throughout systole. There may also be a third heart sound.

a. Aortic regurgitation
b. Aortic stenosis
c. Mitral regurgitation
d. Mitral stenosis

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