Nocturne
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Found this interesting factoid on Wikipedia -- and we all know that Wikipedia is the most credible source of information that the Internet has to offer:
"Prognosis after aortic valve replacement for people who are younger than 65 is about five years less than that of the general population; for people older than 65 it is about the same."
This is from their "Aortic Valve Stenosis" article. The source cited for this factoid is here:
http://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i5065.long
Considering that they were looking at bioprosthetics ONLY, my guess is that their "Under 65" group consisted mostly of people who were very CLOSE to 65.
And in fact, they state that "half weighted group" for the under 65 group was age 59 -- whatever that means. Sounds like an average? Most people getting bioprosthetics will be older folks.
It sounds like a more accurate statement would be that if you are about 60 when you have your first AVR done, your average lifespan will be about 5 years shorter than the norm.
"Prognosis after aortic valve replacement for people who are younger than 65 is about five years less than that of the general population; for people older than 65 it is about the same."
This is from their "Aortic Valve Stenosis" article. The source cited for this factoid is here:
http://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i5065.long
Considering that they were looking at bioprosthetics ONLY, my guess is that their "Under 65" group consisted mostly of people who were very CLOSE to 65.
And in fact, they state that "half weighted group" for the under 65 group was age 59 -- whatever that means. Sounds like an average? Most people getting bioprosthetics will be older folks.
It sounds like a more accurate statement would be that if you are about 60 when you have your first AVR done, your average lifespan will be about 5 years shorter than the norm.