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Revista Colombiana de Cardiología
Print version ISSN 0120-5633
Abstract
KOZA, Yavuzer; KAYA, Uğur and ARMAğAN-KOZA, Enise. A rare simultaneous occurrence: Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by iliac saddle and cerebral embolisms. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2022, vol.29, n.2, pp.222-225. Epub May 19, 2022. ISSN 0120-5633. https://doi.org/10.24875/rccar.m22000129.
Infective endocarditis is a severe disease with a high mortality and morbidity, and its clinical heterogeneity is a challenging barrier to rapid diagnosis and treatment. Diagnosis of infective endocarditis is based on clinical, microbiological, and echocardiographic findings; however, a high index of suspicion is mandatory because this disease may present either as an acute, rapidly progressive infection or as a chronic disease. Approximately 20-50% of cases show multiple embolic events as the first presentation of infective endocarditis. We report a patient with a rare case of infective endocarditis complicated with iliac saddle and cerebral embolisms who underwent simultaneous operations for mitral valve endocarditis and iliac embolism.
Keywords : Endocarditis; Cerebral embolism; Iliac saddle embolism.