Fig. 52.1
Unadjusted Kaplan–Meier survival estimates are shown. Patients with moderate or severe (Mod/sev) mitral regurgitation (MR) are represented by the light line, those with mild MR by the dashed line, and those with no MR by the dark line.
From Trichon BH, Felker M, Shaw LK, Cabell CH, O’Connor CM. Relation of frequency and severity of mitral regurgitation to survival among patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure. Am J Cardiol 2003;91:538–43.