{"id":986,"date":"2009-11-11T09:48:46","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T14:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2009\/11\/11\/oldest-living-survivor-guinness-book-valve-replacement\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T16:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T21:13:30","slug":"oldest-living-survivor-guinness-book-valve-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2009\/11\/11\/oldest-living-survivor-guinness-book-valve-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Trivia: Who Is The World’s Longest Living Heart Valve Recipient?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is perhaps<\/em> one of the most common and appropriate questions I receive from patients and their caregivers. That question is, “What is my life expectancy after heart valve surgery?”<\/p>\n

As we all know, every patient case is unique. But, the research suggests that life expectancy after heart valve surgery continues to improve thanks to incredible advancements in medical technology and surgical know-how.<\/p>\n

To this point, I was just reading a very interesting story in the Sentinel-Tribune<\/a><\/em> about Bobby Baker.<\/p>\n

In case you didn’t know, Bobby Baker just received a Guinness Book World Record for being the longest, living survivor of heart valve replacement surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nBobby Baker sits with his dog and shows off four valves
\ninstalled in his heart from past surgeries.<\/div>\n

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Here are the highlights from Bobby Baker’s amazing story:<\/p>\n