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===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||
Features<ref>PBoD P.591.</ref> | Features:<ref>PBoD P.591.</ref> | ||
*No commissural fusion. | *No commissural fusion. | ||
**Commissural fusion typical of rheumatic heart disease. | **Commissural fusion typical of rheumatic heart disease. | ||
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Interpretation of Movat stain:<ref name=penn_med/> | Interpretation of Movat stain:<ref name=penn_med/> | ||
* | *Black = nuclei and elastic fibers. | ||
* | *Yellow = collagen and reticular fibers. | ||
* | *Blue = mucin, ground substance. | ||
* | *Red (intense) = fibrin. | ||
* | *Red = muscle. | ||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myxomatous_aortic_valve.jpg Myxomatous valve (WC)]. | |||
==Rheumatic heart disease== | ==Rheumatic heart disease== |
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