Explore the intriguing history and evolution of the pacemaker in this captivating vignette, tracing its remarkable journey through time.
The first pacemaker was implanted by Senning and Elmqvist in Sweden on 8th October 1958 using a thoracotomy for two epicardial electrodes on Arne Larsson.Larsson underwent multiple cardiac resuscitations during the course because of complete heart block. However, he managed to live for another 43 years till 2001 and during that time went through 26 pacemakers
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