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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine

MIROWSKI, Michael (1924 – 1990)

1924 – 1990

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1980 CE

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Termination of malignant ventricular arrhythmias with an implanted automatic defibrillator in human beings.

MIROWSKI, Michael (1924 – 1990) MOWER, Morton M. (1933 – )
WATKINS, Levi Jr. (1944 – 2015)
WATKINS, Levi Jr. (1944 – 2015) & et al.

First successful implantation of an automatic defibrillator (AICD), developed by Mirowski and Mower, and implanted by Watkins when he was a resident.