The tendons of Todaro and the 'Triangle of Koch': Lessons from eponymous hagiolatry

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1478-1496

  James, Thomas N ^a,b  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Central fibrous body; Eustachian valve; His bundle; Koch's triangle; Tendons of Todaro

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032706873     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00207.x     Document Type: Article

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