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case_images: A transthoracic echocardiogram revealing large mobile vegetation on the aortic valve (arrow, 14 mm) (A), associated with severe aortic regurgitation (B).
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case_images: Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large mobile vegetation on the aortic valve (14 mm) associated with severe aortic regurgitation (AR) (Fig. 1).
case_images: Histopathologic findings of the resected aortic valve showing leaflet perforation with vegetation along with neutrophil infiltration and fibrin on hematoxylin-eosin stain (A), and Gram-positive bacterial colonies (arrows) on Gram-stain (B).
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case_images: In addition, pathological examination of the resected aortic valve revealed leaflet perforation with vegetation, neutrophil infiltration, and fibrin on hematoxylin and eosin staining (Fig. 2A), and gram-positive bacterial colonies (Fig. 2B), which were consistent with IE.