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What is the life expentancy for a 66 year old woman with stage 4 kidney failure and congestive heart failure and diabetes?

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Short: But it can be extended with dialysis. No one must die from kidney failure in the 21st century. Removing fluid with dialysis will also help the chf.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Life expectancy: According to this website: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/22442392 men and women aged 40 years had a life expectancy of 30.5 and 34.6 years at egfr ≥ 60 ml/min/1.73 m(2), 24.5 and 28.7 years at egfr 45-59 ml/min/1.73 m(2), 14.5 and 16.5 years at egfr 30-44 ml/min/1.73 m(2) and 10.4 and 9.1 years at egfr 15-29 ml/min/1.73 m(2), respectively. Patients with diabetes and CHF can live shorter.

Answered 3/26/2018

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