After the introduction of temporary transcutaneous cardiac pacing by Paul Zoll in 1952, and of the temporary endocardial approach by Seymour Furman in the USA in 1958, the first definitive electronic pacemaker was implanted by Senning and Elmqvist in Sweden on 8 October 1958 using a thoracotomy to suture two epicardial ...
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On October 8th, 1958 the first pacemaker implantation was performed in Sweden. The system had been developed by the surgeon Ake Senning and the physician ...
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