Abullet located in the interventricular septum is shown in frontal (A) and right lateral (B) chest radiography and in an echocardiogram (C; RA indicates right atrium; RV, right ventricle; LA, left atrium; and LV, left ventricle. Superior white arrow, labeled BULLET, shows the bullet located at the interventricular septum). It is from a 37-year-old policeman who was shot while on duty. The bulle...

A 54-year-old woman was referred to our echocardio-graphy clinic for long-standing hypertension. She did not have any chest pain, dyspnoea, fever or weight loss. She was on losartan of dose 25 mg twice daily. She did not have history of contact with livestock or pet animals. Electrocardiogram showed T-wave inversion in V1–V3 leads. On transthoracic echocardiography, there was a large mass in th...