A 42-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use presents with fever, new cardiac murmur, and fundoscopic examination reveals the lesion marked A in the diagram. Blood cultures grow Staphylococcus aureus. Which of the following best describes the pathophysiology of the structure marked A?

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