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. 2010 Sep 28;96(22):1803–1808. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2010.203059

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Cumulative incidence of death in relation to (A) risk score 0, 1 and 2–3 where mitral regurgitation (MR) grade >1, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <0.40 and BNP >373 pmol/l (75th percentile) yielded one score point each; and (B) risk score 0, 1 and 2 where MR grade >1 and LVEF <0.40 contributed one score point each.