General and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
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This slide is a good bit like 209. Even in
this low power, you can see the profound thickening of the mitral valve See this slide with the virtual microscope. |
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Lots of fibrosis and focal calcification. Do you think this valve was moving very freely? What’s the mechanism of injury with rheumatic heart disease? Why do we use the word "rheumatic" at all? |