A 40 year old woman has 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 would be most likely to be seen in this patient's mitral valve?

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Ballooning of valve leaflets

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Fish mouth valve

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Irregular beads of calcification in annulus

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Large bulky vegetation with adjacent leaflet perforation

A 40 year old woman has 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 would be most likely to be seen in this patient's mitral valve?

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