Cardiogenic Shock and Mitral Valve Chord Rupture

Authors :: Joshua Lampert, MD
Michael Halista, MD
Elisabet Pujadas, MD, PhD
Steven Alexander, MD
Benjamin Bier, MD
Michael Hadley, MD
Michael Healy, MD
Fahd Yunus, MD
Martin Goldman, MD
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD
Source :: JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 12, Pp 1988-1991 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Elsevier, 2020.
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.)