PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - George Zacharia
AU  - Melissa Hart
AU  - Srinivas Vuppala
TI  - The Heart of the Matter
DP  - 2010 Mar 20
TA  - Ochsner Journal
PG  - 23--26
VI  - 10
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/10/1/23.short
4100  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/10/1/23.full
SO  - Ochsner J2010 Mar 20; 10
AB  - A 65-year-old Hispanic man receiving peritoneal dialysis presented to the emergency department complaining of the sudden onset of numbness and tingling of the right side of his body and face with associated nausea, vomiting, vertigo, and blurry vision. Further testing revealed a large, mobile mass on his mitral valve, leading to a diagnosis of endocarditis with embolic phenomena. The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of endocarditis are discussed here.