Impact of mitral valve annuloplasty on mortality risk in patients with mitral regurgitation and left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Audrey H. Wu, MD, MPH*,
Keith D. Aaronson, MD, MS*,
Steven F. Bolling, MD, FACC ,
Francis D. Pagani, MD, PhD, FACC ,
Kathy Welch, MS, MPH and
Todd M. Koelling, MD, FACC*,*
* Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine
Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery
Center for Statistical Consultation and Research, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Figure 1 Event-free survival for non-mitral-valve annuloplasty (MVA) group (solid line) and MVA group (dotted line).
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Figure 2 Event-free survival for patients without coronary artery disease in non-mitral-valve annuloplasty (MVA) group (solid line) and MVA group (dotted line).
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