His Bundle

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

Introduction

• Originates at the AV node & enters the interventricular septum where it divides into right & left bundles which propagate conduction (via Purkinje system) to the right & left ventricles, respectively.

• Heart block involving the His bundle is associated with bilateral bundle branch block.

More General Terms

• heart structure

Additional Terms

• purkinje fibers (subendocardial branches of atrioventricular bundle)

References

1. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, FA Davis, Philadelphia, 1977
2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 1017

bundle of His (atrioventricular {AV} bundle)