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Figure 14. Kaplan-Meier event-free survival estimates (alive and free of MVR or redo PMV) for patients with Echo-Sc ≤ 8, Echo-Sc 9 to 11, and Echo-Sc ≥ 12. Modified from Palacios IF, Sanchez PL, Harrell LC, Weyman AE, Block PC. Which patients benefit from percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty? Pre and post-valvuloplasty variables that predict 15-year outcome^[13]. PMV: percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty; MVR: mitral valve replacement