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Figure 3 Actuarial curves showing the event-free survival rate according to the immediate result after PMV. Successes and failures were classified according to the immediate results of PMV. "Success" was defined as post-PMV MVA
1.5 cm2 and MR
2, and "Failure" defined as post-PMV MVA <1.5 cm2 or MR
3.