THE "NEW FRONTIERS" OF ARRHYTHMIAS 1998

RT-123	The variations in the AV junctional morphology and its significance in ablative procedures


Saroja Bharati. Maurice Lev Congenital Heart and Conduction System Center, The Heart Institute for Children, Hope Children's Hospital, Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Rush Medical College, Rush University, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Finch University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

Abstract
	The variations in the morphology of the AV junction including the AV node and its approaches and the AV bundle will be briefly discussed. The significance of the variations to the ablative procedures will be emphasized.
Key Words
	Molecular biology - structural anatomy, pathology atriventricular conduction system, variations in morphology, transcatheter ablation therapy, R

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