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My mother had a pig valve replacement of her mitral valve at 78. By age 88 it was failing and she died at 89 of congestive heart failure. These valves often fail after about 10 years, but she was too frail for another surgery.

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Glad she got more years of relatively good health, sorry to hear she ultimately passed.

Mine just made her 85^th year, and is talking funeral arrangements. *sigh*