Synchronous ventricular pacing with direct capture of the atrioventricular conduction system: Functional anatomy, terminology, and challenges

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2237-2246

  Mulpuru, Siva K ^a   Cha, Yong Mei ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Cardiac pacing; Conduction system; His bundle; Ventricular synchrony

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; SYNCHRONOUS VENTRICULAR PACING; TRICUSPID VALVE; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84992641069     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.08.005     Document Type: Article

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