1. A Simplified Approach to Degenerative Disease: Triangular Resections of the Mitral Valve 
Leo M. Gazoni, MD, Lynn M. Fedoruk, MD, John A. Kern, MD, John M. Dent, MD, T. Brett Reece, MD, Curtis G. Tribble, MD, Philip W. Smith, MD, Turner C. Lisle, MD, Irving L. Kron, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 83, Issue 5, Pages (May 2007)
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2. Fig 1 Prolapse of A2, before repair.
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3. Fig 2 Resected segment from A2.
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4. Fig 3 Anterior leaflet after triangular resection of a segment of A2.
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5. Fig 4
The degree of mitral regurgitation demonstrated on the most recent known follow-up transthoracic echocardiograms in 143 of 154 patients.
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6. Fig 5
Kaplan-Meier analysis of survival and freedom from reoperation. (Boxes = percent freedom from reoperation; triangles = percent survival.)
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