The architecture of the sinus node, the atrioventricular conduction axis, and the internodal atrial myocardium

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1233-1248

  Anderson, Robert H ^a,b   Ho, Siew Yen ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Conduction system; Radiofrequency ablation; Sinus node

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART CONDUCTION; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOLOGY; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 15444346700     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00097.x     Document Type: Article

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