ARGENTINE SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY. Consensus Statement on Cardiac Diseases in Elderly Patients / Abbridged Version. VALVULAR HEART DISEASES
Year: 2016
Type: other
Abstract: According to the 2014 World Health Statistics published by the World Health Organization, (1) life expectation has been prolonged, so that for a girl born in 2012 life expectancy is around 73 years, while for a boy it is 68 years, representing a 6-year increase with respect to the 1990 average. However, there are differences among countries; thus, in high-income countries, the probability of life expectancy for a boy is 76 years, 16 more than for those living in low-income countries, and in the case of girls the difference is even higher, reaching 19 years (82 vs. 63 years). In Argentina, survival has also extended to 77 for women and 73 for men. This marked increase in life expectancy has led to the growth of the elderly population, and it is expected that the population over 80 years will be four times higher in the forthcoming years.
Author: Jorge A. Lax
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2561651682