Longest survivor of a single artificial heart valve replacement (male)
- Who
- Paul Sitko
- What
- 50:138 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- United States (Blackstone)
- When
- 28 February 2024
The longest survivor of a single artificial heart valve replacement (male) is 50 years 138 days, and was achieved by Paul Sitko (USA) in Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA, as verified on 28 February 2024.
After reaching the 50th anniversary of his aortic valve replacement, Paul realized that he had exceeded the previous record holder by several years.
He received a mechanical aortic valve in 1973 and it has not been replaced since then.