Mitral valve rupture is a serious complication of infective endocarditis. The prevalence ranges from 1 to 11%o. In this report we describe a 19-year od boy presenting with subacute endocarditis, complicated with mitral valve rupture. He was successfully treated with a mitral valve replacement.
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