Mahaim accessory pathway

Mahaim accessory pathway

A Mahaim accessory pathway or atriofascicular accessory pathway is an anatomic connection between the normal atrioventricular (AV) conduction system and the ventricles.[1]

References

  1. ^ Klein, G.J.; G. Guiraudon, C. Guiraudon and R. Yee (July 1994). "The nodoventricular Mahaim pathway: an endangered concept?". Journal of the American Heart Association 90 (1): 636–638. http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/90/1/636.pdf. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 





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  • accessory pathway — accessory conduction pathway myocardial fibers that propagate the atrial contraction impulse to the ventricles but are not a part of the normal atrioventricular conducting system; impulses conducted over such a pathway can cause preexcitation… …   Medical dictionary

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