Myocardial Infarction and Aortic Root Mycotic Aneurysm Complicating Aortic Valve Endocarditis: Utility of Cardiac CT

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(a) Transthoracic echocardiogram image demonstrating a vegetation (arrow) on the ventricular surface of the aortic valve. (b) Transesophageal echocardiogram image demonstrating the small vegetation on the ventricular surface of the aortic valve, as well as aortic valve thickening in patient with known bicuspid aortic valve. (c) Follow-up transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating no evidence of previously visualized vegetation, suggesting its resolution or embolism. No evidence of pseudoaneurysm was detected on serial echocardiographic studies.

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