1. Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Perioperative Hemostatic Management of Cardiac Valvular Surgery 
William J. Hogan, MB, MRCPI, Robert D. McBane, MD, Paula J. Santrach, MD, Elizabeth A. Plumhoff, MT(ASCP), William C. Oliver, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Richard J. Rodeheffer, MD, William D. Edwards, MD, Joseph Duffy, MD, William L. Nichols, MD 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 75, Issue 9, Pages (September 2000)
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2. Figure 1
Gross photograph of resected aortic valve, showing aortic aspect. Aortic valve has 3 distinct cusps, with moderate to marked fibrosis and cusp retraction, without annular dilation, with an apparent fixed triangular central orifice.
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3. Figure 2
Resected aortic valve cusps. Left, Nodular thickening of the distal half of the cusp (chronic noncalcified fibrosis) with microfocal thrombus (arrow) (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification x12). Right, Organizing thrombotic vegetation characteristic of primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification x120).
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