Arne Larsson (patient)
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Swedish, first person worldwide with a cardiac pacemaker implant
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Arne Larsson | |
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| A picture of Arne Larsson tying a boat to a dock. Arne Larsson tying a boat to a dock. | |
| Born | Arne Larsson (1915年05月26日)26 May 1915 Skultuna, Sweden |
| Died | 28 December 2001(2001年12月28日) (aged 86) Nacka, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | The first patient who depended on an artificial cardiac pacemaker |
Arne Larsson (26 May 1915[1] – 28 December 2001) was the first patient to receive an artificial cardiac pacemaker. The first two pacemakers were implanted by Åke Senning in 1958. Arne lived for another forty-three years and during that time went through twenty-six pacemakers.[2]
He died from melanoma on 28 December 2001 after being diagnosed two years prior.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Plummer, Chris (July 2006). "Pacemakers: where is the block?" (PDF). Geriatric Medicine. Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd: 57–64. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014年07月16日. Retrieved 2014年06月05日.
- ^ "The Body", by Bill Bryson, p. 121
- ^ Altman, Lawrence K. (18 January 2002). "Arne H. W. Larsson, 86; Had First Internal Pacemaker". The New York Times.
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