Valvular heart disease and prosthetic valve

In patients 3, 4, and 5, the mitral valve lea8ets looked thickened and slightly edematous, with mildly elongated chordae tendineae of the anterior mitral valve leaflet, and no evidence of stenosis. The aortic valve in patients 3 and 6 was thickened and retracted, with fibrinous vegetation on the lea8ets in patient 6. ................
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