0 I have a big cardiac exam coming up and even though most of the anatomy is review, I'm still having a hard time remembering blood flow through the heart and various structures.
Life expectancy varies for each person with Alzheimerâs disease (AD). The average life expectancy after diagnosis is eight to 10 years. In some cases, however, it can be as short as three years or as long as 20 years. AD can go undiagnosed for several years, too.
When people are diagnosed with Alzheimerâs at about age 60 or 65, they generally decline more slowly. Their life expectancy is then on the order of 12 or 14 years, and some may even live up to 20 years longer. But when people are diagnosed at age 80 or 85, their Alzheimerâs tends to progress more rapidly. Their advanced age also increases the probability of their death, and they generally survive only 5 to 8 years.