The Human Atrioventricular Node: Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx

Cardiac pathologists and electrophysiologists have studied the atrioventricular (AV) node for more than 100 years, since 1906, when Tawara first described the inferior extensions of the AV node in the human heart.1 Still, this important cardiac structure remains “a riddle wrapped up in a mystery, inside an enigma”, to recall the famous Churchill quotation.

Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - August 11, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: mehul Source Type: research