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Liver Transplant
Age alone does not increase risk of death following liver transplant among selected septuagenarians
September 3rd, 2007
Advanced age alone does not appear to be associated with the risk of death following liver transplant, according to a report in the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Life expectancy has increased in recent years, with individuals older than 70 representing a large and fast-growing segment of the general population, according to background information in the article. A healthy 70-year-old adult living in a developed country with a nutritious diet and good medical care can expect to live to age 80 or 90. “As longevity has increased, the burden of liver disease in patients of advancing age has also increased and is associated with a higher mortality...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-09-03)
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