Difference between revisions of "Heart valves"
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=Degenerative conditions= | =Degenerative conditions= | ||
==Calcific aortic stenosis== | ==Calcific aortic stenosis== | ||
*Abbreviated ''CAS''. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Somewhat similar to [[atherosclerosis]]; however, considered a separate entity.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Otto CM |title=Calcific aortic stenosis--time to look more closely at the valve |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=359 |issue=13 |pages=1395-8 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18815402 |doi=10.1056/NEJMe0807001 |url=}}</ref> | *Somewhat similar to [[atherosclerosis]]; however, considered a separate entity.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Otto CM |title=Calcific aortic stenosis--time to look more closely at the valve |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=359 |issue=13 |pages=1395-8 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18815402 |doi=10.1056/NEJMe0807001 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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**It affects the fibrosa. | **It affects the fibrosa. | ||
*Primarily at the base of the valve, i.e. there is relative sparing the free edge. | *Primarily at the base of the valve, i.e. there is relative sparing the free edge. | ||
Note: | |||
*There should be no [[neutrophil]]s and no microorganisms. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Infective endocarditis]]. | |||
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<pre> | |||
AORTIC VALVE, REPLACEMENT: | |||
- CALCIFIC AORTIC STENOSIS. | |||
</pre> | |||
==Localized dystrophic heart valve amyloidosis== | ==Localized dystrophic heart valve amyloidosis== | ||