Acute Rheumatic Fever. Source says: "Gross pathology of rheumatic heart disease. Left ventricle has been cut open to display characteristic severe thickening of mitral valve, thickened chordae tendineae, and hypertrophied left ventricular myocardium. Autopsy." CDC/Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr. - Public Health Image Library (PHIL) ID#: 847. Not altered. Public Domain
Valvular Disorders The heart has four valves: Aortic valve Pulmonic valve Tricuspid valve Mitral valve The cardiac valves ideally prevent backflow. Valvular lesions generally result in stenosis or regurgitation. Acute Rheumatic Fever Acute rheumatic fever is caused by group A…
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