1. Calcific aortic valve stenosis
Calcific aortic valve stenosis. (A) Calcific aortic valve disease causing aortic stenosis in an elderly patient, characterized by mineral deposits at basal aspect of cusps. (B) Calcification of congenitally bicuspid aortic valve, having two unequal cusps, the larger with a central raphe (arrow). (C and D) Photomicrographs of calcific deposits in calcific aortic valve disease. Hematoxylin and eosin 15×. Calcific aortic valve stenosis. (C) Nearly transmural deposits with only thin uninvolved cusp on inflow surface (at bottom). (D) Bone formation (osseous metaplasia).
Source: Chapter 5. Cardiovascular Pathology, Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4e
Citation: Cohn LH. Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4e; 2012 Available at: Accessed: October 15, 2017
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