Abstract:A 68-year-old male presented with a two-week history of fever, and further investigations revealed mitral valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis, with associated severe mitral regurgitation (MR). The patient was referred for mitral valve surgery but developed new neurological symptoms two days before the operation, which were diagnosed as symptomatic epilepsy. During surgery, kissing lesions were found on the posterior mitral leaflet (PML), which were not detected on preoperative transesophage… Show more
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