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Figure 3 Independent Associations Between Surgical Strategy and Outcome in 313 Patients With Flail Leaflet Undergoing MV Surgery

Time-dependent analysis shows favorable associations between MV repair (vs. replacement) and outcome in patients (n = 313) with degenerative MR due to flail leaflet (after adjusting for age, New York Heart Association functional class, and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and ejection fraction). Mitral valve repair currently seems to be the strategy of choice in degenerative MR. Point estimates of HRs are graphically depicted as circles, with their 95% CI (lines). Abbreviations as in Figures 1 and 2.