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Cardiogenic Shock and Mitral Valve Chord Rupture: A Rare Presentation of Libman-Sacks Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: Distinguishing Libman-Sacks endocarditis from other valvular heart disease etiologies has important implications for management. We present a case of a 23-year-old man who presented in extremis with fever and cardiogenic shock caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis with associated mitral valve chord rupture. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

SUBMITTER: Lampert J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8299131 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cardiogenic Shock and Mitral Valve Chord Rupture: A Rare Presentation of Libman-Sacks Endocarditis.

Lampert Joshua J   Halista Michael M   Pujadas Elisabet E   Alexander Steven S   Bier Benjamin B   Hadley Michael M   Healy Michael M   Yunus Fahd F   Goldman Martin M   Fuster Valentin V  

JACC. Case reports 20200909 12

Distinguishing Libman-Sacks endocarditis from other valvular heart disease etiologies has important implications for management. We present a case of a 23-year-old man who presented in extremis with fever and cardiogenic shock caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis with associated mitral valve chord rupture. (<b>Level of Difficulty: Beginner.</b>). ...[more]