Chapter 6 The cardiovascular system/Fig 6.70.jpg

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A mitral valve removed at operation. It is thickened, calcified and the orifice is reduced to a slit by fusion of the commissures due to rheumatic scarring. It is rigid and can neither open or close. A large friable vegetation protrudes into the orifice.