Clinical History:

A 55 year old female presented with complaints of dizzy spells and blackouts over a 1 year period. The etiology of her signs and symptoms was determined to be cardiac in origin.

Questions:

1. What is your differential diagnosis?

2. Figure 1 is a gross photo of a valve.  What does it show?

3.  Based on the findings in Figure 1 and Figure 2:

a. Which valve is involved and what is the diagnosis of the valve abnormality?

b. What is the underlying abnormality or etiology of this diseased valve?

ANSWERS

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