The longest someone has lived with a pacemaker is over 60 years.
A case study that was published in the Journal "Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology," stated that a patient had received a pacemaker in the year of 1955 and lived for 62 years with the same pacemaker.
Some other people have currently lived and are living 30 to 53 years with a single pacemaker.
However the life expectancy of someone that has a pacemaker will also depend on several factors, which include a person's age when they get the pacemaker implanted, as well as their overall health and health conditions.
People that have fewer or less severe health issues tend to live longer with a pacemaker than those who have more health issues or more severe health issues.
People that have fewer or less severe health issues when they have the pacemaker implanted are also more likely to live a normal or near normal life expectancy.
Pacemakers offer several great benefits for people with certain heart conditions, although pacemakers also come with some potential drawbacks, which include risks associated with the pacemaker implantation procedure itself, like bleeding, infection or even possible damage to surrounding tissues such as the heart or lungs.
Also there's a chance that the pacemaker could malfunction and result in irregular heartbeats, heart failure or even a need for additional surgery.
Other issues that can stem from a pacemaker are pacemaker syndrome, which is when the pacemaker causes symptoms like dizziness or fatigue and the need to avoid certain activities or even devices which can interfere with the function of the pacemaker.