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Case Reports
. 2001 Feb;24(2):166-8.
doi: 10.1002/clc.4960240213.

Native aortic valve tissue systemic embolization complicating bacterial endocarditis

M Garg  1 , A Quick, W Depond, W Schroder, S Chowdhry, J Spertus
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Case Reports

Native aortic valve tissue systemic embolization complicating bacterial endocarditis

M Garg et al. Clin Cardiol. 2001 Feb.

Abstract

Systemic embolic events are known complications of bacterial endocarditis. Embolization of prosthetic valves has previously been reported in the literature. We report a case of embolization of native aortic valve tissue to the popliteal artery as the presenting event in a patient with subacute bacterial endocarditis. To our knowledge, this rare complication has not been previously reported.

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