Table 3

Major events on follow up

EventsPatients (n)
Total events168 (31.5%)
 Non-cardiovascular death13 (2.4%)
 Cardiovascular death21 (3.9%)
  Sudden death2
  MVR3
  Cardiac failure7
  Acute myocardial infarction4
  Cerebrovascular accident2
  Pulmonary embolism1
  Bleeding2
 MVR or re-PMC106 (19.9%)
 Return to NYHA class III or IV28 (5.3%)
  • MVR, mitral valve replacement; re-PMC, repeat percutaneous mitral commissurotomy; NYHA, New York Heart Association.