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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> | *1849 First graphical registration of VF<cite>Hoffa</cite> | ||
*1899 | *1899 First documented defibrillation of a dog with ventricular fibrillation (VF) in dogs.<cite>Prevost</cite> | ||
*1947 | *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> | ||
*1980 | *1973 Concept of implantable ICD | ||
*1980 First human implantation of an ICD | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<biblio> | <biblio> | ||
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#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 | ||
#Mirowski1 pmid=4490731 | |||
</biblio> | </biblio> | ||