Endocarditis: A prolonged fever with your symptoms of breathlessness and mitral valve prolaps certainly speak in favor of endocarditis. You should seek immediate help from an infectious disease specialist and cardiologist.
Answered 6/16/2013
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Possibly: Mitral valve prolapse is a major risk factor for the development of infective endocarditis. You should be seen by an infectious diseases expert and subjected to a full detailed evaluation. Do not wait on this. Time of diagnosis and appropriate therapy may determine the need for future cardiac surgery. Yes, you may have endocarditis.E.
Answered 6/24/2013
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