A macroscopic anatomical investigation of atrioventricular bundle locational variation relative to the membranous part of the ventricular septum in elderly human hearts

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 206-213

  Kawashima, Tomokazu ^a   Sasaki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular bundle; Conducting system; Gross anatomy; Human heart; Membranous part of the interventricular septum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BUNDLE OF HIS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS;

EID: 24044459719     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-004-0302-7     Document Type: Article

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