Enlarge Descriptive Card Log Book Entry (none)
Rodin Number: 12
E Number: none
Donor: Osler
Date: unknown
Size (H x W cm): 14.5 x 13
The specimen has been mounted to show the base of the heart, with the normal aortic valve (long arrow (A)) in the center and a stenotic (approximately 1.5 x 0.5 cm orifice) pulmonary valve (short arrow) below. The red glass rod indicates a patent foramen ovale. The right ventricular free wall (R on posterior view (B)) is about the same thickness as that of the left ventricle (L), indicating significant right sided hypertrophy.
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Comment
No clinical information is associated with the specimen. The descriptive card attributes the stenosis to inflammation; however, the appearance is that of a congenital valvular abnormality.