1. Design, rationale, and initiation of the Surgical Interventions for Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Trial: A report from the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network 
Peter K. Smith, MD, Robert E. Michler, MD, Y. Joseph Woo, MD, John H. Alexander, MD, MHS, John D. Puskas, MD, Michael K. Parides, PhD, Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, Judson B. Williams, MD, John M. Dent, MD, T. Bruce Ferguson, MD, Ellen Moquete, RN, BSN, Eric A. Rose, MD, Pierre Pagé, MD, Neal O. Jeffries, PhD, Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, Deborah D. Ascheim, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 143, Issue 1, Pages e1 (January 2012)
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2. Figure 1
Study design flow chart. MR, Mitral regurgitation; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; LVESVI, left ventricular systolic volume index; LOS, length of stay; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; AE’s, adverse events.
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