Posterior extensions of the human compact atrioventricular node: A neglected anatomic feature of potential clinical significance

Circulation

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 188-193

  Inoue, Shin ^b   Becker, Anton E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrioventricular node; Electrophysiology; Reentry; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0031939734     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.2.188     Document Type: Article

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