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.

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