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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug;24(2):E5-E7.
doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.33027.

Near complete resolution of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Justin Shipman  1 , Pradyumna Agasthi  2 , David Majdalany  2 , Farouk Mookadam  2 , Reza Arsanjani  2
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Case Reports

Near complete resolution of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Justin Shipman et al. Anatol J Cardiol. 2020 Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating a 1.4×0.9 cm mass on the P2 leaflet and a 1.3×0.8 cm mass on the A2 leaflet. (b) Color Doppler image demonstrating moderate-severe mitral valve regurgitation. (c) 3-dimensional transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrating a 1.4×0.9 cm mass on the P2 leaflet and a 1.3×0.8 cm mass on the A2 leaflet
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating near complete resolution of the mass on the posterior leaflet and mild mitral valve regurgitation on color flow Doppler. (b) 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating a residual 1.2×0.3 cm mass on the A2 leaflet
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