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*Vegetations are usually along the free edge. | *Vegetations are usually along the free edge. | ||
*Thinning is suggestive of [[myxomatous degeneration]]. Myxomatous degeneration is something that is seen in connective tissue disorders, e.g. [[Marfan syndrome]]; it tends to be in younger people. | *Thinning is suggestive of [[myxomatous degeneration]]. Myxomatous degeneration is something that is seen in connective tissue disorders, e.g. [[Marfan syndrome]]; it tends to be in younger people. | ||
*[[Bicuspid aortic valve]] = leftlets fused ''and'' no raphe (uncommon) ''or'' raphe does not reach the free margin of the cusp.<ref> | *[[Bicuspid aortic valve]] = leftlets fused ''and'' no raphe (uncommon) ''or'' raphe does not reach the free margin of the cusp.<ref name=Ref_AoGP2>{{Ref AoGP|2}}</ref> | ||
==Protocol== | ==Protocol== | ||
*Specimen: aortic valve tissue. | *Specimen: aortic valve tissue. | ||
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===Alternate approaches=== | ===Alternate approaches=== | ||
*None. | |||
==Pathology== | ==Pathology== | ||
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===Related protocols=== | ===Related protocols=== | ||
*[[Mitral valve]]. | *[[Mitral valve grossing]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||