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*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> | ||
*1973 Concept of implantable ICD | *1973 Concept of implantable ICD<cite>Mirowski1</cite> | ||
*1980 First human implantation of an ICD | *1980 First human implantation of an ICD<cite>Mirowski</cite> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<biblio> | <biblio> | ||