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Arne Larsson
A picture of Arne Larsson tying a boat to a dock.
Arne Larsson tying a boat to a dock.
Born
Arne Larsson

(1915-05-26)26 May 1915
Skultuna, Sweden
Died28 December 2001(2001-12-28) (aged 86)
Nacka, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Known forThe first patient who depended on an artificial cardiac pacemaker

Arne Larsson (26 May 1915[1] – 28 December 2001) was the first patient to receive an artificial cardiac pacemaker. The first two pacemakers were implanted by Åke Senning in 1958. Arne lived for another forty-three years and during that time went through twenty-six pacemakers.[2]

He died from melanoma on 28 December 2001 after being diagnosed two years prior.[3]

References

  1. ^ Plummer, Chris (July 2006). "Pacemakers: where is the block?" (PDF). Geriatric Medicine. Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd: 57–64. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  2. ^ "The Body", by Bill Bryson, p. 121
  3. ^ Altman, Lawrence K. (18 January 2002). "Arne H. W. Larsson, 86; Had First Internal Pacemaker". The New York Times.


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