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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Pacemaker Battery Life
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Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD - DLB, Oct 26, 2000 12:00AM
The lifetime of the battery is usually 4 to 8 years, but depends greatly on how often every hour and every day the heart uses it. Using noninvasive testing it is possible to determine how close a pacemaker battery is to its end of life, and the battery should be changed well before this.
Member Comments (2)
by Katie, Dec 06, 2000 12:00AM
Battery life.
