Mahaim fibers

Mahaim fibers are portions of the electrical conduction system of the heart which connect to the interventricular septum^[1], though there is some disagreement about their exact insertion.^[2]

They can be associated with forms of pre-excitation syndrome.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Mahaim fibers" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
2. ^ Sternick EB, Timmermans C, Rodriguez LM, Wellens HJ (2004). "Mahaim fiber: an atriofascicular or a long atrioventricular pathway?". Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society 1 (6): 724–7. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.07.015. PMID 15851246. 
3. ^ MeSH Mahaim-Type+Preexcitation

External links

• Miyaguchi K, Tsuzuki J, Yokota M, Hayashi H (1992). "Characteristic findings on the standard 12-lead ECG in patients with the fasciculoventricular Mahaim fiber". Journal of electrocardiology 25 (4): 253–61. doi:10.1016/0022-0736(92)90030-4. PMID 1402510. 

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