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Figure 4 Outcome and Symptoms

Survival of patients after surgery for MR with normal ejection fraction (EF) (left) and with reduced EF (right) are shown. Advanced New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class had a large impact on survival in both groups. MR = mitral regurgitation; NS = nonsignificant. Reprinted with permission from Tribouilloy et al. (36).