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TTE images showing mitral valve prolapse with thickening of the mitral valve leaflets suspicious for infective endocarditis (A) and severe mitral regurgitation seen on colour flow imaging (B)
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The transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE) displayed mitral valve prolapse with thickening of the mitral valve leaflets and severe mitral regurgitation suspicious for infective endocarditis (IE) (Fig. 1).
TOE images showing a large mobile friable mass on the posterior mitral valve leaflet suspicious for infective endocarditis (A). Mitral regurgitation could be seen on the colour flow image (B)
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We proceeded to transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) which revealed a large mobile friable mass on the posterior mitral valve leaflet suspicious for IE (Fig. 2).