Oldest heart valve

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Dr?s discovered a 50y old mitral heart valve implant by dr Chris Barnard still going strong. Why is this good news? Well, I sport an artificial mitral valve, coming up for a 10 year anniversary in April 2020, curtesy of dr Kinsley at Sunninghill hospital. The man is a legend when it comes to heart surgeries, over 15000 of them.

Is there anybody else here in the same boat? Well, there seems to be hope for us, after all. Bit of an eye opener if they tell you at the tender age of 38 they need to open you up for a bit of a service.
 
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