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Highlights a previously unreported rare complication of subacute bacterial endocarditis where native aortic valve tissue embolized to the popliteal artery.
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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