The first patient to receive a fully implantable artificial pacemaker was a 43-year-old Swede called Arne Larsson.
第一位接受完全植入式人工心率调整器的病人是四十三岁的瑞典人阿恩拉森。
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His findings led to the artificial pacemaker and, in the 1980s, the implantable defibrillator, spawning the multibillion dollar "heart-rhythm management" industry.
More sophisticated than a pacemaker, the gadget - called an ICD or implantable cardiac defibrillator - is like a miniature, automatic version of the electric shock equipment used in emergencies.