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'''[[Heart]] valves''' are the domain of the cardiac surgeon and their bread & butter.
'''[[Heart]] valves''' are the domain of the cardiac surgeon and their bread & butter.


==Clinical==  
=Clinical=
===General===
===General===
*Insufficiency (regurgitant flow) - murmur in diastole.
*Insufficiency (regurgitant flow) - murmur in diastole.
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*Mostly "calcific aortic stenosis".
*Mostly "calcific aortic stenosis".


==Quick approach to valves==
=Quick approach to valves=
===Gross===
===Gross===
*Calcification?
*Calcification?
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**Myxomatous change?
**Myxomatous change?


==Normal histology==
=Normal histology=
===Aortic valve===
===Aortic valve===
General:
General:
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*Similar to the aortic valve.
*Similar to the aortic valve.


=Degenerative conditions=
==Calcific aortic stenosis==
==Calcific aortic stenosis==
===General===
===General===
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myxomatous_aortic_valve.jpg Myxomatous valve (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myxomatous_aortic_valve.jpg Myxomatous valve (WC)].


=Infective conditions=
==Rheumatic heart disease==
==Rheumatic heart disease==
===General===
===General===
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**Look for bacteria.
**Look for bacteria.


=Non-infective conditions=
==Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis==
==Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis==
===General===
===General===
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*Elastic fibres through-out (not interrupted by fibrous tissue). (???)
*Elastic fibres through-out (not interrupted by fibrous tissue). (???)


==Tumours==
=Heart valve tumours=
{{main|Cardiac tumours}}
{{main|Cardiac tumours}}
[[Papillary fibroelastoma]]s are the most common tumour of the valve.
[[Papillary fibroelastoma]]s are the most common tumour of the valve.


==See also==
=See also=
*[[Heart]].
*[[Heart]].
*[[Cardiomyopathy]].
*[[Cardiomyopathy]].
*[[Forensic pathology]].
*[[Forensic pathology]].


==References==
=References=
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}


[[Category:Cardiovascular pathology]]
[[Category:Cardiovascular pathology]]
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