Case 22 — Pathology

Gross pathology specimen from another dog with infective endocarditis. Vegetative lesions are visible on the aortic valve cusps. One lesion has caused a cusp to split (arrow). This dog had severe aortic regurgitation that led to severe heart failure.
Gross pathology from another dog with infective endocarditis. Vegetative lesions on the aortic valve cusps; one cusp has split (arrow), causing severe aortic regurgitation and heart failure.
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