Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does prevention of ischemic mitral regurgitation influence the outcome of remodeling after posterolateral myocardial infarction?
Answer: Prophylactic ventricular restraint reduces infarct expansion, attenuates adverse remodeling, and reduces IMR severity. Prevention of IMR by prophylactic ring annuloplasty does not influence remodeling. Ischemic mitral regurgitation is a consequence, not a cause, of postinfarction remodeling; infarct expansion is the more important therapeutic target.
Output (English): no