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Figure 3 Transesophageal echocardiogram showing a pannus (large arrows) visualized as a dense mass on a tilting-disc aortic prosthesis. Small arrow indicates the valve ring. LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle; Pn = pannus; PrV = prosthetic valve.