JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 12, Pp 1988-1991 (2020) JACC Case Reports
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2666-0849
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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.) Graphical abstract