1. Very long-term results (up to 17 years) with the double-orifice mitral valve repair combined with ring annuloplasty for degenerative mitral regurgitation 
Michele De Bonis, MD, Elisabetta Lapenna, MD, Roberto Lorusso, MD, PhD, Nicola Buzzati, MD, Sandro Gelsomino, MD, PhD, Maurizio Taramasso, MD, Enrico Vizzardi, MD, Ottavio Alfieri, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 144, Issue 5, Pages (November 2012)
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2. Figure 1
Actuarial freedom from reoperation (the standard error of the mean is shown as error bars). Pts, patients.
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3. Figure 2
Actuarial freedom from echocardiographic recurrence of MR ≥ 3+ (the standard error of the mean is shown as error bars). MR, Mitral regurgitation; Pts, patients.
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