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. 1976 Dec;31(6):765–770. doi: 10.1136/thx.31.6.765

Symptomatic mitral myxomatous transformation in the elderly.

P Collins, R E Cotton, R S Duff
PMCID: PMC470508  PMID: 1013947

Abstract

The clinical and pathological features of four patients with intractable heart failure, due to myxomatous change in the mitral valve, are described. It is suggested that this change may represent a response of ageing connective tissue to mechanical stress.

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