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(a) Atrial surface of the left atrioventricular valve after cleft closure extending down to the level of the chords. (b) and (c) Schematic representation of the forces at work on the neo-anterior leaflet. Extended closure (c) may reduce the stresses on the zone of the apposition suture line by directing some of the force inferiorly instead of laterally
