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Slide 1:Cardiovascular Pathology (part 1) The heart and arterial system.
Slide 2:Normal Heart
Slide 3: Normal heart, gross This is the external appearance of a normal heart.The epicardial surface is smooth and glistening.The amount of epicardial fat is usual.The left anterior descending coronary artery extends down from the aortic root to the apex.
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Slide 5: Normal aortic valve, gross • The aortic valve shows three thin and delicate cusps. The coronary artery orifices can be seen just above.The endocardium is smooth, beneath which can be seen a red-brown myocardium. The aorta above the valve displays a smooth intima with no atherosclerosis.
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Slide 7:Normal tricuspid valve, gross • This is the tricuspid valve. The leaflets and thin and delicate.



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