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Pathology of Natural Heart Valves and Indications for Heart Valve Replacement

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Pathology of Heart Valve Replacement

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This chapter reviews the diseases leading to heart valve replacement, the clinical indications for valve replacement and the problem of matching prosthesis to patient. Pathological assessment of the aetiology of excised diseased native valves and the incidence of Aschoff bodies in surgically resected atrial appendages are also considered.

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  1. Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    Alan G. Rose MBChB, MD, M.Med (Path), MRCPath, FACC (Senior Specialist, Associate Professor of Pathology)

  2. University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa

    Alan G. Rose MBChB, MD, M.Med (Path), MRCPath, FACC (Senior Specialist, Associate Professor of Pathology)

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Rose, A.G. (1987). Pathology of Natural Heart Valves and Indications for Heart Valve Replacement. In: Pathology of Heart Valve Replacement. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3227-2_2

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