Yup, there's definitely some patients that would benefit from a nuclear battery.
> I personally could be realistically looking at 3 replacement devices and at least one lead replacement over the years. In the unlikely event that I suffer from ventricle enlargement long term, I'd need two more leads installed as well.
This is the point I'm making, though: realistically, you have a high chance of needing 2 additional procedures for non-battery reasons, which are likely good times to replace the device, too.
> I personally could be realistically looking at 3 replacement devices and at least one lead replacement over the years. In the unlikely event that I suffer from ventricle enlargement long term, I'd need two more leads installed as well.
This is the point I'm making, though: realistically, you have a high chance of needing 2 additional procedures for non-battery reasons, which are likely good times to replace the device, too.