iPMD is a valuable index in the riskstratification of the recurrence of post-MAP MR in patients with DCM complicated by FMR.The patients treated with MAP plus PMA had more favourable outcomes and lower recurrence rates than those treated via the traditional route of MAP only.
The two variables of the second-order chordae and the distance from the coaptation point to the septum were associated with an increased risk of the post-repair systolic anterior motion after mitral valve repair.
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