A 2-day-old term newborn is found to have a continuous 'machinery' murmur at the left infraclavicular region. Which feature best distinguishes a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) from a secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in terms of hemodynamic shunt direction and timing?

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