Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 2. Pathology of Individual Organs and Systems - A. M. Romaniuk 2016

Pathology of the Cardiovascular System. Diffuse Connective Tissue Diseases. Pathology of the Respiratory System
Verrucous endocarditis with myocardial hypertrophy

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Warty endocarditis with myocardial hypertrophy

An example of rheumatic involvement of the mitral valve. Warty deposits of thrombotic masses can be seen on the valve cusps, resulting from endocardial injury characterized by mucoid and fibrinoid Swelling followed by destructive changes. Such alterations in the valve leaflet lead to The Development of valvular Heart disease with myocardial hypertrophy or to thromboembolic complications.



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