Life Expectancy Reports
A cardiology life expectancy report for the quantum stage — the effect of established cardiac pathology on survival, set out for future-loss and dependency calculations in personal injury, clinical negligence and fatal accident claims. CPR Part 35 compliant.
- CPR Part 35 compliant
- Claimant & defendant
- Fixed fee available
Projecting life expectancy
in cardiac claims
A life expectancy report sets out the effect of established cardiac pathology on survival — the clinical basis a quantum or actuarial calculation then builds on.
Each report is prepared under CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35, with the projection given in line with the Civil Justice Council guidance on expert life-expectancy evidence and current ESC and NICE survival data.
- Personal injury claims where ischaemic heart disease or heart failure affects future-loss calculations.
- Clinical negligence claims alleging delayed diagnosis or mismanagement of acute coronary syndromes, where survival is in issue.
- Fatal accident claims where the dependency calculation needs a cardiac life-expectancy projection for the deceased.
- Defendant review requiring an independent view on claimant life-expectancy evidence before quantum negotiations.
What the report covers.
A life expectancy report addresses the cardiac pathology and its effect on survival. It does not address whether the care was negligent or whether it caused the injury — those are separate reports.
Cardiac factors assessed
- Underlying cardiac pathology — HFrEF, HFpEF, valvular disease or congenital defects — and its current severity.
- Response to treatment — revascularisation, device therapy or pharmacological management — and its effect on prognosis.
- Comorbidities — diabetes, chronic kidney disease, anaemia — that compound cardiac risk.
- An explicit life-expectancy projection, drawing on imaging and functional findings (echocardiography, cardiac MRI, stress testing) and referenced against recognised cardiac survival data for the specific condition.
- A signed CPR Part 35 statement of truth and declaration of duty to the court.
Not covered in this report
- Actuarial calculations — the cardiologist provides the medical basis for survival, not the multiplier; the actuarial report is commissioned separately.
- Whether the care was negligent or caused the injury — those are separate breach and causation reports.
- Examination of the claimant, or any view on condition and prognosis beyond survival.
Where we are regularly instructed
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Claimant · Heart failure
Post-MI heart failure
STEMI with delayed PCI and subsequent HFrEF. The report projects survival from ejection fraction, NYHA class, and response to guideline-directed medical therapy.
Often paired with: Breach of Duty Causation
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Claimant · Valvular disease
Missed aortic stenosis
Symptomatic aortic stenosis with no surgical referral against ESC guidance, followed by sudden cardiac death. The report projects the survival the claimant would have had with timely valve replacement.
Often paired with: Breach of Duty Valvular claims
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Defendant · Inherited conditions
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Young adult with HCM and sudden cardiac death. Defence instruction for a life-expectancy view addressing natural history, ICD therapy, and ESC risk stratification.
Often paired with: Combined Breach & Causation Inherited cardiac conditions
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Fatal · Dependency
Fatal claim following cardiac death
Deceased with known ischaemic heart disease. Once the inquest has clarified the cardiac contribution to death, the civil fatal-accident claim needs a life-expectancy projection to inform the dependency calculation under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.
Often paired with: Inquest & Fatal Cardiac Sudden cardiac death
Report format, length and turnaround.
Most life expectancy reports run to ten to sixteen pages. Standard instructions are returned within four to six weeks. Where a hearing date, limitation deadline or court direction requires it, an expedited timetable of two to four weeks is available subject to capacity.
Fixed fee where the records bundle is contained. Larger or complex matters are quoted on an indicative basis with a cap. LAA rates and deferred payment terms available — full fee schedule.
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