What is the life expectancy of someone with Ehlers Danlos?

With the Vascular Type EDS, life expectancy is about 40. But with classical or hypermobile types, people can normally live a long life.

4/11/17 by Montana 1670

For most types of EDS, life expectancy isn't affected much. Vascular EDS has a lower life expectancy, but it depends on a person's treatment. Problems with the aorta and other vascular problems are a main cause of death in people with EDS and can happen in a person with any type of EDS.

5/10/17 by stairphobe 3070

It depends of the type of EDS. EDS vascular type is the most dangerous type because it involves arteries and blood vessels. EDS type Hypermobility has the same life expectancy as "regular" people. Of course you'll have a life with more pain but doesn't necessarily means you'll live less time. Since there are so many EDS types, one cannot answer this question as if only a type existed. The thing that might complicate more the life of a person with EDS is not being diagnosed.

5/25/17 by Maria 2051

Depending on the type of eds you could live a long happy life or your life could be cut short.

5/27/17 by Jude 2050

Some people barely make it to there 30s due to complications and others have a full life-span of an average person.

5/27/17 by Ashley 950

Normal life expectancy for all eds form except for vascular eds.

5/28/17 by Celi 2000

Some types of Ehlers Danlos have a high prevalence consortia dissection. People with those types usually die white young, probably without a diagnosis. The most common type, Hypermobiltiy, does not have any relation to lifespan.

5/31/17 by KathrynOConnor 2200

For someone with my type of EDS there is no life endangerment with EDS for Hypermobility.

9/27/17 by Lbond94 4100

Depending on the form of eds you can have a shortened life span but the most common type you live a general long life

10/6/17 by Sasha 2050

It varies depending on which type of ehlers danlos

10/7/17 by Sharon 7050

No clear answer. Those with Vascular EDS are faced with more life threatening issues. There are several factors and multiple scenarios that can complicate prognosis; which collagen genes are affected?, are there other genetic mutations involved?, does the patient have polymorphisms that are contributing to the condition? In my family, the heart, kidneys, pancreas are especially affected causing early deaths. Mom at 42, brothers at 21 and 43, grandparents passed in their 60s.

10/25/17 by Dolores 3050

for vEDS between 25-mid 40s (please CRISPR researchers hurry up for us!) for other subtypes it's more complicated since your lifespan is normal but your quality of life is what suffers, and complications can happen that wouldn't otherwise happen that can kill you pretty quickly.

5/26/18 by Danielle 1500

Most types it is normal how ever typer 4 or vascular Ehlers Danlos syndrome is 50

9/29/19 by Amy 13500

Life expectancy can be shortened for those with the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome due to the possibility of organ and vessel rupture. Life expectancy is usually not affected in the other types.

3/11/20 by MegTheMariner 1870

Hypermobile type expectancy is the same as a well person. The vascular type can be in the 40s due to cardiac problems.

5/12/20 by Alex 3551

With vascular it is usually till about 8:47 ish otherwise depending on which type you have and other symptoms you could live a normal life span usually patients have other conditions along with ehlers-danlos syndrome

11/19/21 by NuNu 2550

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It depends on each case, and the truth, no one knows surgery some which is the.peomostico of life of a person with Ehlers Danlos syndrome. Not on any progress

3/25/17 by Paula Lopez. Translated

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The most common type of SED has no influence on life expectancy. For the vascular-type a impact, of the various circulatory problems. New criteria have been established for the diagnosis of Sed , the criteria of New-York. They will result can be an improvement of the care of the sick.

8/16/17 by Apolline. Translated

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The majority of patients with the syndrome of Ehlers danlos syndrome suffering form hypermobile. In this case, there is little (very little) risk of premature death. The form vasculature is more problematic because the fragility is then on the blood vessels with risk of aneurysms, rupture of the venous wall... This form is to monitor very closely

8/17/17 by Sandrine. Translated

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The life expectancy is only a number. A healthy person can die of anything at any time. The sed touches the base the same cells. The deficiency of collagen leads to the joints and muscles fragile. The thin skin promotes bleeding and the resistance to painkillers and anesthesia make each intervention more dangerous. The heart is a muscle to preserve and conserve. Life expectancy may appear to be more short report, especially with all of this. The surgeries are to be avoided because inconclusive, and the anesthesia is ineffective unless you increase the dose. The compression garments (based on the manufacture of those of large burns ) to help maintain the joints. Oxygen therapy no longer has to make its evidence and corsets for the back relieve a lot. Even at the level of drug treatment associations work well (melatonine, levocarnil etc...) there is no treatment for the sed, but full of small things that improve the comfort , the mattress medical, ortheses blister, the oxygen, the discomfort is known. The hope for future generations is there.

8/30/17 by Ehos. Translated

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Usually people with this sindorme die normally, unless the possuintes of the type vascular. That can take the average of 58 years of life.

8/30/17 by Kayla Rarine. Translated