What is the life expectancy for an adult with untreated congenital heart disease?
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That is a very vague question. It of course would depend on many, many factors. A doctor would not guess at this either without a complete exam.
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Unpredictable in all cases------with ailment or no ailment
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It is highly variable as congenital heart disease is wide spectrum. There are very mild forms like bicuspid aortic valve without obstruction or leak which has a near normal life span. Same is true of small atrial septal defects, small ventricular septal defects and small patent ductus arteriosus. On the other end of the spectrum there are complex congenital heart diseases with survival limited to hours or days. Most of the adults with untreated congenital heart disease have relatively milder forms, just by the fact that they have survived into adulthood. But an ocassional person may have a severe form. It is not prudent just to judge by the common label of "untreated congenital heart disease". Survival depends on the specific disorder, which has to evaluated in depth by the physician and commented upon.
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it depends,,,,,but around 60 years.
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