A rare simultaneous occurrence: Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by iliac saddle and cerebral embolisms

A rare simultaneous occurrence: Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by iliac saddle and cerebral embolisms

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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 rab ffleds 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 black knight darts 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.