Is commissural closure associated with mitral annuloplasty a durable technique for the treatment of mitral regurgitation? A long-term (≤15 years) clinical and echocardiographic study Michele De Bonis, MD, Elisabetta Lapenna, MD, Maurizio Taramasso, MD, Alberto Pozzoli, MD, Giovanni La Canna, MD, Maria Chiara Calabrese, MD, Ottavio Alfieri, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 147, Issue 6, Pages 1900-1906 (June 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.009 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Actuarial overall survival. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 1900-1906DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.009) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Actuarial freedom from cardiac death. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 1900-1906DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.009) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Actuarial freedom from reoperation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 1900-1906DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.009) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Actuarial freedom from mitral regurgitation grade 3+ or greater. MR, Mitral regurgitation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 1900-1906DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.07.009) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions