Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, elusive disease, carrying a 10%-30% mortality. Requiring a high index of suspicion, IE affects damaged native valves and prosthetic valves. While there are a number of inherent risk factors that predispose patients to IE, dental work in the preceding six weeks is often a culprit of disease, colonizing damaged native mitral valves with species. Traditionally, flossing has been suggested to be protective against IE. We present a case of subacute IE on a regurgitant native mitral valve secondary to vigorous flossing.
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