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Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) showing two small mobile masses. One appears on the ventricular aspect and the other on the atrial aspect of bioprosthetic mitral valve.
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One was fixed to the ventricular aspect measuring 0.7 cm in cross section, while the other was on the atrial surface, measuring 2.07 x 0.36 cm (Fig. 1).
Repeat TEE showing almost entire resolution of previously identified vegetations, with only small residual mass on atrial aspect of bioprosthetic valve.
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Of note, repeat transesophageal echocardiogram was performed 35 days after the initial echocardiogram and showed a reduced size of the previously identified vegetations on his bioprosthetic mitral valve (Fig. 2).