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==A short history of ICD therapy== | ==A short history of ICD therapy== | ||
*1849 First graphical registration of VF<cite>Hoffa</cite> | |||
*1899 first documented defibrillation of a dog with ventricular fibrillation (VF) in dogs.<cite>Prevost</cite> | *1899 first documented defibrillation of a dog with ventricular fibrillation (VF) in dogs.<cite>Prevost</cite> | ||
*1947 the thoracic surgeon Claude Beck saved the first human life by the successful use of cardiac defibrillation in a 14-year-old boy who developed VF during a thoracic surgical procedure and went on to achieve a full recovery.<cite>Beck</cite> | *1947 the thoracic surgeon Claude Beck saved the first human life by the successful use of cardiac defibrillation in a 14-year-old boy who developed VF during a thoracic surgical procedure and went on to achieve a full recovery.<cite>Beck</cite> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Hoffa Hoffa M,Ludwig C., Ztschrft Rat Med 1850; 9:107 | |||
#Prevost Prevost J, Batelli F. ''La mort par les courants electriques: courant alternative a bas voltage.'' J Physiol Path Gen. 1899; 1: 399–412. | #Prevost Prevost J, Batelli F. ''La mort par les courants electriques: courant alternative a bas voltage.'' J Physiol Path Gen. 1899; 1: 399–412. | ||
#Beck Beck C, Pritchard W, Heil H. ''Ventricular fibrillation of long duration abolished by electric shock.'' JAMA. 1947; 135: 985–986. | #Beck Beck C, Pritchard W, Heil H. ''Ventricular fibrillation of long duration abolished by electric shock.'' JAMA. 1947; 135: 985–986. | ||
#Mirowski pmid=6991948 | #Mirowski pmid=6991948 | ||
</biblio> | </biblio> | ||