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Bone scintigraphy: focal increased uptake in the third vertebral body
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Bone scintigraphy (MRI was not available) showed a focal increased uptake in the third lumbar vertebra (Fig. 1).
Transoesophageal echocardiography: several filiform shapes are seen in the prosthetic ring up to 10 mm in length and oscillating in the LV outflow tract, typical of vegetations (the largest one is indicated with a green arrow). No signs of abscess or of dehiscence of the prosthesis were observed
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Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) demonstrated several filiform vegetations attached to the aortic prosthetic aortic valve annulus with no signs of abscess or perivalvular leak (Fig. 2).