Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2024
Autopsy of the body of a 46-year-old woman with chronic heart failure revealed enlarged left ventricular chamber with thinned walls. Revision of the mitral valve area detected significant narrowing of theleft atrioventricular orifice due to cicatricial changes at the level of the annulus fibrosus cordis. What heart defect is most likely observed in this case?
Answer options
- Mitral valve insufficiency
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Coarctation of the ascending aorta
- Mitral valve stenosis
- Myogenic dilatation of the left ventricle
Correct answer
Mitral valve stenosis
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