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All patients underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram before and within 48\u2005h after the procedure. The primary outcome was a composite of cardiac death or need for mitral valve replacement (MVR). The prognostic value of the change in LASr post and pre PMV (\u0394LASr) was assessed using a Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for known prognostic factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 163 patients were included. Overall, patients were aged 46 (IQR 37\u201354) years, 82.8% were female, median mitral valve area pre PMV was 0.97 (IQR 0.82\u20131.13)\u2005cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      and median \u0394LASr was +3.2 (IQR \u22120.4 to +6.2). Over a median follow-up of 55 months (IQR 27\u201383), 46 patients had the composite outcome (28%), being 9 cardiac deaths and 37 MVR. In the final Cox model, \u0394LASr was an independent predictor of the composite outcome [HR: 0.93 (0.87\u20130.99),\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.021].\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Improvement in LASr independently predicted clinical outcomes in patients with rheumatic MS undergoing PMV, with each unit increase in \u0394LASr associated with a 7% risk reduction of death or MVR. 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