Hemangioma of the Atherosclerotic Changed Aortic Valve

Figure 1

Reactive proliferation of blood vessels. (a) Reactive proliferation of dense blood vessels (arrows) surrounding calcified areas (asterisk) visualised by CD31 staining. Magnification 50x. (b) Overview of aortic valve hemangioma stained for CD31, showing an agglomerate of thin-walled vessels. Magnification 25x. (c) Detailed view of aortic valve hemangioma stained for CD31. Magnification 50x.

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