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Arne Larsson | |
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Born | Arne Larsson 26 May 1915
Skultuna, Sweden |
Died | 28 December 2001
Nacka, Sweden | (aged 86)
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]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2014) |
Arne Larsson | |
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Born | Arne Larsson 26 May 1915
Skultuna, Sweden |
Died | 28 December 2001
Nacka, Sweden | (aged 86)
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]