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Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) has a profound negative effect on survival of patients following myocardial infarction. It occurs when the closing forces are overpowered by the tethering forces as a consequence of ventricular remodeling. sought to correct moderate and severe IMR by mitral annuloplasty. Though short-term results were encouraging, survival after 2 years were not so. Higher recurrence rates were also noted with severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Parameters defining severity of IMR were initially formulated in 2003. T