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Structure of atrioventricular node

Known as: Node, Atrio-Ventricular, Nodus atrioventricularis, Nodes, A-V 
A small nodular mass of specialized muscle fibers located in the interatrial septum near the opening of the coronary sinus. It gives rise to the… 
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Interatrial septum

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Abnormal Conduction and Morphology in the Atrioventricular Node of Mice With Atrioventricular Canal–Targeted Deletion of Alk3/Bmpr1a Receptor
Background— The atrioventricular (AV) node is essential for the sequential excitation and optimized contraction of the adult… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Nature of dual atrioventricular node pathways and the tachycardia circuit as defined by radiofrequency ablation technique.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Electrophysiologic studies in the denervated transplanted human heart. II. Response to norepinephrine, isoproterenol and propranolol.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Platelet aggregates in intramyocardial vessels of patients dying suddenly and unexpectedly of coronary artery disease.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Spread of Excitation in the Atrioventricular Node of Isolated Rabbit Hearts Studied by Multiple Microelectrode Recording
The pattern of atrioventricular (AV) nodal activation in isolated rabbit hearts was studied by recording transmembrane action… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Phenomenon of the Gap in Atrioventricular Conduction in the Human Heart
The phenomenon of the “gap in atrioventricular conduction” was studied in eight human subjects, using a catheter technique for… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
EFFECTS OF BETA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKADE WITH PROPRANOLOL IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS.
IN patients with atrial arrhythmias the ventricular rate is primarily determined by the frequency of atrial-impulse generation… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
The human conducting-system and its examination
It may be said that the survival of the race depends upon the reproductive organs but that the survival of the individual to… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Blood supply to the atrioventricular node and bundle of His: a comparative study in pig, dog, and man.
As the dog is the animal most commonly used for experimental procedures on the heart, this animal was chosen in a previous… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Transmembrane Potentials of Single Fibres of the Atrio-ventricular Node
RECORDS of the electrical activity of the atrio-ventricular node obtained with extracellular electrodes1,2 have not provided a… 
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