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Figure 13. Kaplan-Meier event-free survival estimates (alive and free of MVR or redo PMV) for all patients and for patients with Echo Sc ≤ 8 and > 8. 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