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Valvular Lesions of the Heart - LearningRadiology

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Acute Rheumatic Valvulitis<br />

Pathophysiology<br />

Acute phase subsides<br />

Fibrosis alters leaflet and cusp structure<br />

Results in leaflet or cuspal thickening along<br />

valvular margins <strong>of</strong> closure<br />

Valves affected<br />

Most <strong>of</strong>ten mitral valve alone<br />

Then most <strong>of</strong>ten mitral and aortic toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />

Lastly aortic alone

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