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Figure 6 Results of Mitral Surgery in CHF

Unadjusted (A) and propensity-adjusted (B) survival of patients with secondary MR are shown and separated into groups of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery alone or CABG surgery plus mitral annuloplasty. No difference in survival was detected. Reprinted with permission from Mihaljevic et al. (50). MV = mitral valve; other abbreviations as in Figure 5.