K e y w o r d s Bacterial endocarditis, Echocardiography, Heart, Mitral diseases, Mitral ring calcification, Sepsis A b b r e v i a t i o n s u s e d AML, anterior mitral leaflet; LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; MAC, mitral annular calcification; PML, posterior mitral leaflet; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography; V, vegetation; IE, infective endocarditis