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A 1941 preparation consisting of two aortic valves (upper and middle specimens) and one pulmonary valve (lower specimen...

A 1969 autopsy specimen from a 46 year old man who had been known to have rheumatic endocarditis since his discharge...

A 1964 autopsy specimen from a woman of 52 who died in hospital (Whipps Cross) shortly after collapsing unexpectedly at...

An 1863 autopsy specimen from a 23 year old cattle-drover, who dropped dead while driving a beast in the streets. At...

A 1983 operative specimen. This unusually symmetrical thrombus was removed from the left atrium of a woman with a...

A 1969 surgical resection specimen from a 59 year old man with crippling dyspnoea due to chronic rheumatic endocarditis...

A 1937 autopsy specimen from a 31 year old man who had suffered from tuberculosis of the lungs for six years and had...

A 1948 operative resection specimen from a 63 year old woman who was admitted complaining of swelling in the neck and...

An autopsy specimen from the Wellcome collection, comprising a section of liver from an elderly Kenyan male who died...

An autopsy specimen from a 62 year old woman who died of cerebral infarction. This piece of liver contains an old well-...

First specimen: A surgical resection specimen from a 66 year old woman, admitted from Guernsey for investigation of a...

An autopsy from an elderly male with a history of chronic empyema prior to death. No further medical details available.

A 1915 autopsy specimen from a patient who dies of falciparum malaria. No further clinical details available.

A resin cast of the aortic valve viewed from below demonstrating the normal origin of the coronary arteries.

An autopsy specimen, consisting of a sagittal section through the lower vertebrae, spinal cord and overlying soft...

An incidental finding from the autopsy of a 74 year old woman who died from bronchopneumonia.

A 1959 autopsy specimen from a 67 year old man, admitted with a history of dull aching pain in the right side of his...

An autopsy specimen from a child with severe burns who developed a pseudomonas infection of the denuded skin and died...

An autopsy specimen from a 20 year old clark who had had diptheria aged ten, but no definite attack of rheumatic fever.

An autopsy specimen from a 43 year old man found dead in a lavatory at his place of work. He had not consulted a doctor...

An autopsy specimen from a 78 year old male. He presented with a history of flexor spasms in the legs of 4 months...

An autopsy specimen from a 73 year old woman, who was found dead, partly dressed, by the side of her bed. Post mortem...

An autopsy specimen from an 86 year old woman who developed abdominal pains during the night, these continued during...

An 1872 autopsy specimen from a 69 year old woman. She had had a swelling in her neck for two years. About a year...