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A 40-year-old woman had several episodes of rheumatic fever as a child. She is currently afebrile and feels well, and has come to a hospital for monitoring echocardiography. Which of the following findings would MOST likely be seen in this patient’s mitral valve?

ABallooning of valve leaflets
BFibrous bridging between thickened, calcified leaflets (Correct Answer)
CIrregular beads of calcification in annulus
DLarge bulky vegetation with adjacent leaflet perforation