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This figure shows one portion (called a leaflet) of the mitral valve of the heart. The valve has been excised surgically in the course of treating endocarditis. There is a large mass or vegetation on the valve, and it is surrounded by bleeding into the valve tissue that has resulted from valve damage. | Cabell, C. H., Abrutyn, E. and Karchmer, A. W. (2003) ‘Bacterial Endocarditis’, Circulation, 107(20), p. e185 LP-e187. Available at: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/107/20/e185.abstract.

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