Longest survivor of an artificial double heart valve replacement (male)
- Who
- Eugene Kinnaird
- What
- 45:007 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- United States (Miami)
- When
- 14 April 2023
The longest survivor of an artificial double heart valve replacement (male) is 45 years 7 days, achieved by Eugene Kinnaird (USA), as of 14 April 2023.
Eugene received an artificial double heart valve replacement at the University of Alabama 1978 after being treated for subacute bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve.
In April 2023, at the age of 77, Eugene's artificial valve was replaced with tissue valves at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Having recovered from the surgery he is now back to exercising on a stationary bike, lifting light weights, mowing the lawn, and participating fully in life.