PMC3554442_01
Explanted Carpentier-Edwards Perimount valve. Thickening and sclerosis are observed in the incised cusps.
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F1
All leaflets of the CEP were sclerotic [Figure 1] and the left and non-coronary cusps were fused.
Acinar and linear calcifications are found in the cusps by X-ray examination.
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F2
X-ray examination showed acinar calcification in the cusps of the explanted valves [Figure 2].