Atrioventricular Node

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• In 90% of patients the AV node is supplied by a small branch of the right coronary artery. It is supplied by the left circumflex artery in the other 10%. The AV node channels & delays conduction between the atria & the ventricles.

More General Terms

• heart structure

Additional Terms

• atrioventricular (AV) nodal ablation
• AV nodal blocking agent
• right coronary artery (RCA)

References

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, FA Davis, Philadelphia,  1977

atrioventricular [AV] node