Table 4.

Aetiology of mitral valve reoperation after mitral valve repair.

Patient	Previous MV Surgical Approach	Type of Repair Technique	Mode of Failure	Interval From Repair, y
1	FS	AMVL neochordae implantation	New onset of AMVL prolapse	1.94
2	FS	AMVL neochordae implantation	Recurrent AMVL prolapse	2.49
3	FS	PMVL neochordae implantation	Endocarditis: perforation and new onset of PMVL prolapse	0.48
4	FS	PMVL resection	New onset of flail leaflet due to chordal rapture	3.96
5	FS	Edge-to-edge	Recurrent AMVL and PMVL prolapse	0.49
6	FS	Edge-to-edge	New onset of AMVL prolapse	4.49
7	TAxA	PMVL neochordae implantation	Recurrent PMVL prolapse and chordal rapture	3.36
8	TAxA	PMVL neochordae implantation	New onset of PMVL chordal rapture	1.86

AMVL, anterior mitral valve leaflet; PMVL, posterior mitral valve leaflet; FS, full sternotomy; TAxA, transaxillary access.