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My mother-in-laws pacemaker is almost 100% responsible for keeping her heart beating. how do they keep her alive during a battery change? what are the risks of her not making it? were all very scared?
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Pacemaker batteries are lasting up to 10 years and more and they are checked at least once a year. Replacing the battery is a minimally surgical procedure. There might be misunderstanding about what the pacemaker does, talk to the cardiologist about what the pacemaker can and cannot do.
Answered 11/5/2022
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