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Computed tomography of the brain without contrast, obtained 24 hours after admission of the patient to the hospital: infarcts are present in both occipital lobes (arrows).
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A follow-up scan, performed 24 hours later, showed infarctions in both occipital lobes (Figure 1).
Transesophageal echocardiogram showing a pedunculated vegetation attached to the prosthetic aortic valve. (a) 0  horizontal midesophageal view. (b) 34  midesophageal short cardiac axis.
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A transeosophageal echocardiogram showed the presence of a vegetation on the prosthetic aortic valve (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)).