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A physician is providing care for several patients on a medical unit of a hospital. In which of the following patient situations would the physician most likelyrule out hypertension as a contributing factor?
 
  A)
  A 61-year-old man who has a heart valve infection and recurrent fever
  B)
  An 81-year-old woman who has had an ischemic stroke and has consequent one-sided weakness
  C)
  A 44-year-old man awaiting a kidney transplant who requires hemodialysis three times per week
  D)
  A 66-year-old woman with poorly controlled angina and consequent limited activity tolerance
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While cardiac complications are common sequelae of hypertension, a heart valve infection would be less likely to be so. Stroke, kidney failure, and angina are all identified as consequences of hypertension.
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