Fig. 1

Computed tomography (CT) angiogram aorta performed on admission for symptoms of infective endocarditis to assess the aortic homograft inserted 13 years prior for evidence of infection, abscess, and degeneration. Axial and coronal sections showed only heavy, circumferential calcification of the aortic homograft with associated heavily calcified leaflets. These findings were contextually interpreted to display infective endocarditis considering blood culture findings after multi-disciplinary team discussion