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Figure 3 (Left) Large protruding aortic atheroma at the minor curvature of the aortic arch (zoomed frame), with features compatible with ulceration (arrows). Long and continuous segments of the aortic wall appear as thick hypoechoic plaques (arrowheads). (Right) The same features can be identified by transesophageal echocardiography.
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