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Table 1

Comparative table of echocardiographic characteristics of aortic valve fenestration rupture, fibroelastoma, Lambl’s excrescence, and vegetation of infective endocarditis

	AVF rupture	Fibroelastoma	Lambl’s excrescence	Vegetation of IE
Size	<2 cm	<2 cm	<2 cm	Variable
Aspect	Linear, flail-like	Linear, pedunculated	Lint-like mobile threads	Irregularly shaped
Location	Paracommissural	Variable	Variable	Variable
AR	Grades I–IV	Rare	Rare	Grades I–IV
Associated signs	None	None	None	Perivalvar extension, other vegetations

	AVF rupture	Fibroelastoma	Lambl’s excrescence	Vegetation of IE
Size	<2 cm	<2 cm	<2 cm	Variable
Aspect	Linear, flail-like	Linear, pedunculated	Lint-like mobile threads	Irregularly shaped
Location	Paracommissural	Variable	Variable	Variable
AR	Grades I–IV	Rare	Rare	Grades I–IV
Associated signs	None	None	None	Perivalvar extension, other vegetations

AVF, Aortic valve fenestration; IE, Infective Endocarditis; AR, Aortic regurgitation.

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