{"product_id":"bicuspid-aortic-valve","title":"Bicuspid Aortic Valve","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBicuspid Aortic Valve\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe heart has been opened to display the left ventricle and associated valves. The aortic valve has 2 cusps instead of the usual three. The valves are otherwise normal apart from patchy, slight thickening. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aortic origins of the left and right coronary arteries are widely patent, as is the left circumflex coronary artery, seen cut transversely in the atrio-ventricular groove at the right-hand lower edge of the specimen. There is dense pericardial fibrosis and adhesions on the posterior side of the specimen, suggestive of constrictive pericarditis. The cause of this is not apparent from the history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt autopsy, there was ascites, a small shrunken cirrhotic liver, bilateral pleural effusions (R\u0026gt;L), and right pulmonary collapse. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cause of death was liver cirrhosis and failure, possibly consequential to the above-described constrictive pericarditis. The bicuspid aortic valve was an incidental finding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erler-Zimmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54831723610488,"sku":"EZ-MP2033","price":756.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/6087\/6201\/files\/MP2033_3.jpg?v=1754062039","url":"https:\/\/simandskills.co.uk\/products\/bicuspid-aortic-valve","provider":"Sim \u0026 Skills","version":"1.0","type":"link"}