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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug 16:2017:bcr2017221607.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221607.

The use of cardiac MRI in a rare case of primary mural endocarditis

Mayur Patel  1 , Zeshan Ahmad  1 , Edward Distler  1 , Brenen Swofford  1
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Case Reports

The use of cardiac MRI in a rare case of primary mural endocarditis

Mayur Patel et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiovascular Medicine; Valvar Diseases.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Transthoracic echocardiogram in a parasternal long view (A) and apical four chamber view (B) demonstrating a large echodensity in the left ventricular apex (arrows).
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Figure 2
Cardiac MRI in coronal view demonstrating two linear densities in the left ventricular apex. The first measuring 1.6×0.3 cm that is mobile (left arrow) and the second measuring 0.5×0.3 cm (right arrow) that is not mobile. There were no valvular vegetations noted.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Transthoracic echocardiogram performed after 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics in a parasternal long view (A) and apical four chamber view (B) revealing no intracardiac mass present compared with previous imaging.
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