case_images: PMC11790343_01
case_images: Demonstrating four transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) images, illustrating the presence of aortic valve vegetation (yellow arrow). A and B demonstrate turbulent blood flow surrounding the vegetation, while C and D depict a large vegetation adhered to the valve.
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case_images: PMC11790343_01_cureus-0017-00000076919-i01.jpg
case_images: FIG1
case_images: By the following morning, blood culture showed gram-positive cocci, therefore a transthoracic echocardiogram was done and revealed a large, mobile mass (1.6*1.35 cm) on the aortic valve, consistent with vegetation (Figure 1).