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Progression of Fatal Endocarditis

ID: exh43554
This stock medical exhibit shows multiple views of the heart and circulatory system describing the Progression of Fatal Endocarditis. The following views are illustrated: 1- Normal anatomy of the heart and bicuspid (aortic) valve. 2- Pathway showing the spread of bacteria from the vaginal area to the heart. 3- Bacteria collecting on leaflets of the bicuspid valve 4- Early stages of endocarditis with vegetative growth on the valve leaflets. 5- Advanced endocarditis with vegetative emboli breaking off and entering the blood flow. 6- Pathway showing the emboli traveling in the blood flow from the heart to the brain.
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