1. Q Fever Endocarditis in the United States
Apoor S. Gami, MD, Vera S. Antonios, MD, Rodney L. Thompson, MD, Hari P. Chaliki, MD, Naser M. Ammash, MD 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 79, Issue 2, Pages (February 2004)
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2. Figure 1
Transesophageal echocardiogram of patient with Q fever shows aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis. Arrows identify an echogenic density on the prosthetic aortic valve in the transverse-axis view (left) and long-axis view (right). The distance between the hash marks is 1.7 cm. Ao = aorta; LA = left atrium; LVOT = left ventricular outflow tract.
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3. Figure 2
Transesophageal echocardiogram after 3 months of antimicrobial therapy in patient with Q fever shows no vegetation on the prosthetic aortic valve in the transverse-axis view (left) and long-axis view (right). Ao = aorta; LA = left atrium; LVOT = left ventricular outflow tract.
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