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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>
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