Surgical repair and long-term results in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1757 @entity397 @entity337 @entity299 @entity204 @entity1756
Thirty-one @entity1 with a @entity1756 (SVA) were operated on between January, 1961, and December, 1987. Twenty-five @entity1 (81%) were in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class III or IV. Coexistent @entity299 included a @entity1757 ( @entity1757 ) in 16 @entity1 (52%) and @entity337 in 12 @entity1 (39%). The @entity1756 originated from the right coronary sinus in 29 @entity1 (94%) and the noncoronary sinus in 2 @entity1 (6%), and drained into the right ventricle in 30 @entity1 (97%). In 6 @entity1 treated recently, we used patches to repair the @entity1756 and @entity1757 through a double approach, thereby avoiding a ventriculotomy. This method resulted in no recurrent @entity397 or residual @entity1757 postoperatively. There was one operative @entity204 (3%) and 4 late deaths (13%). Of the 26 surviving @entity1 , 22 (85%) were in NYHA Class I at follow-up ranging from 6 months to 26.7 years (mean, 11.1 years). Actuarial survival at 25 years is 85.6 +/- 7.4% (mean +/- standard deviation). Repair of @entity1756 with a patch through a double approach provides an excellent operative procedure and offers a long-term outcome.
