Figure 1.
A transesophageal echocardiogram shows the left atrium (LA), parts of the mitral valve (MV), the left ventricle (LV), the ascending aorta (AO), and a thickened aortic cusp (arrow), the last of which is highly suggestive of endocarditis.
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