A 38-year-old man with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis presents with fever, new cardiac murmur, and splinter hemorrhages on fingernails for 2 weeks. Blood cultures have been drawn. Which investigation is most specific for confirming the diagnosis of infective endocarditis?

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