1. Role of Mitral Valve Plication in the Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 
Sandhya K. Balaram, MD, PhD, Ronald E. Ross, MBBS, Mark V. Sherrid, MD, Gary S. Schwartz, MD, Zak Hillel, MD, PhD, Glenda Winson, RN, Daniel G. Swistel, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 94, Issue 6, Pages (December 2012)
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2. Fig 1
Analysis of mitral valve outcomes in operations for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (AML= anterior mitral leaflet; MV= mitral valve; MVr= mitral valve repair; MVR= mitral valve replacement.)
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3. Fig 2
Breakdown of group B patients by mitral valve operation and cause of defect. (AML = anterior mitral leaflet; MV = mitral valve; MVR= mitral valve replacement.)
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4. Fig 3
Comparison of preoperative (preop) and postoperative (postop) mitral regurgitation grade between groups A and B. (SD = standard deviation.)
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5. Fig 4
Survival free from all-cause mortality after operation for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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6. Fig 5
Survival free from all-cause mortality for patients who underwent operations for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) only (n = 75) and those who underwent operations for HCM and a concomitant cardiac procedure (n = 57).
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