Paleopathology Case 25

Infant male mummy heart from the Anasazi culture (Canyon de Chelly, northern Arizona, about 600 AD ± 95 years). The illustration shows the outflow tract of the left ventricle, the interventricular septum, and valvular cusps. Other autopsy findings included cardiomegaly and peripheral edema, including ascites.

Submitted by Dr. Abel L. Robertson

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Case 25 Left ventricle, septum, cusps

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Updated February 23, 2006