Follow-up
All patients were examined by Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) to
evaluate the recovery of cardiac function one week after operation. All
discharged patients are followed up at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1
year in our outpatient clinic or by telephone call. Follow-up data
include TTE, survival rate, readmission rate, and incidence of adverse
events. Follow-up data include TTE, readmission rates, and the incidence
of adverse events.