Fig. 6From: Complicated infective endocarditis: a case seriesTransesophageal echocardiography shows a thickened nonhomogeneous area with echo-dense appearance around the aortic root (a, white arrow), as well as discontinuous endocardial tissue (b, white arrow) with flow communication detected by color and pulsed wave Doppler ultrasound (c and d)Back to article page