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Myxomatous mitral valve degeneration, dog
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Myxomatous mitral valve degeneration, dog

    This photograph of a dog's heart shows thickening of the mitral valve leaflets, especially the tips, due to myxomatous degeneration. Also present is a linear (horizontal) left atrial tear (arrows).

Courtesy of Dr. Mark D. Kittleson.