Pre-operative 2D TEE with colour Doppler images before and after Carillon device implantation. (A) Presence of severe MR prior to the indirect annuloplasty procedure. (B) Unfavourable outcome of the procedure, characterized by severe and persistent MR. 2D TEE, two-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography; VC, vena contracta; MR, mitral valve regurgitation; EROA, effective regurgitant orifice area; R-Vol, mitral valve regurgitant volume.