Mitral Valve Prosthesis

Mitral Valve Prosthesis •View is of the outflow tract of the left ventricle with the aortic valve above, and the undersurface of the mitral valve orifice below (arrow) with a prosthesis. These serve to replace either severely stenotic valves due to rheumatic fever, or prolapsed valves with severe insufficiency. •The sclerotic white thick bands below the valve are fibrotic chordae tendinae characteristic of a healed rheumatic valvulitis with stenosis. (Description By:J. Hasson, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by: UCHC )