1. Determinants of Left Ventricular Dysfunction After Repair of Chronic Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation 
Vincent Chan, MD, MPH, Marc Ruel, MD, MPH, Elsayed Elmistekawy, MD, Thierry G. Mesana, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 99, Issue 1, Pages (January 2015)
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2. Fig 1
Outcomes after mitral valve repair of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) caused by myxomatous degeneration in asymptomatic patients. (A) Overall survival. (B) Freedom from recurrent MR greater than or equal to 2+ and greater than or equal to 3+. The mean clinical follow-up interval was 3.3 ± 2.2 years. (———— = Survival; – – – – – = Recurrent MR ≥3+; = Recurrent MR ≥2+.)
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , 38-42DOI: ( /j.athoracsur )
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