Consenso Valvulopatías en el geronte;
Consensus Statement on Cardiac Diseases in Elderly Patients / Abbridged version
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According to the 2014 World Health Statistics published by the World Health Organization, (1) life expectationhas been prolonged, so that for a girl born in 2012 life expectancy is around 73 years, while for a boy it is 68years, representing a 6-year increase with respect to the 1990 average. However, there are differences amongcountries; thus, in high-income countries, the probability of life expectancy for a boy is 76 years, 16 more thanfor 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 increasein life expectancy has led to the growth of the elderly population, and it is expected that the populationover 80 years will be four times higher in the forthcoming years.
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