1. Chordal replacement with polytetrafluoroethylene sutures for mitral valve repair: A 25- year experience 
Tirone E. David, MD, Susan Armstrong, MSc, Joan Ivanov, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 145, Issue 6, Pages (June 2013)
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2. Figure 1
Patients' survival: Overall and according to functional class. NYHA, New York Heart Association.
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3. Figure 2 Freedom from reoperation on the MV.
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4. Figure 3
Freedom from reoperation on the MV according to leaflet prolapse.
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5. Figure 4
Freedom from recurrent moderate or severe MR. MR, Mitral regurgitation.
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