During the mean follow up period of 18.6 months (1 - 73 months) with 103 patients after surgery, there was improvement on nutritional status; the results of echocardiography became almost normal in 70.9% cases. The residual abnormalities included moderate-severe mitral regurgitation (8.7%), mild aortic regurgitation (9.7%), and complete right bundle branch block (32.3%).