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Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Libman-Sacks Endocarditis in a Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve
Eric H. Sladek, MD, Kevin D. Accola, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 101, Issue 2, Pages e29-e31 (February 2016) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Explanted pericardial bioprosthetic mitral valve.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e29-e31DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Alternate view of explanted pericardial bioprosthetic mitral valve. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e29-e31DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 3 This high-power view of the surface of the adherent fibrinous exudate shows small collections of neutrophils, monocytes, and small lymphocytes without apparent bacterial colonies (confirmed by separate tissue Gram stain of the Brown-Hopp method) or other infectious organisms (magnification 40x). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e29-e31DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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