What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Leon Abrams and Ray Lightwood developed and implanted the first variable rate pacemaker in 1960 Recorded plaque organisation: University of Birmingham.
Leon Abrams and Ray Lightwood were pioneering surgeons who significantly advanced cardiac care by developing and implanting the first variable rate pacemaker in 1960, improving treatment for heart rhythm disorders.
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