Accessory pathways are anomalous epicardial connections between the atria and ventricles, and are located along the mitral or tricuspid valve annulus, reducing the problem of localisation to ...
Your heart is made up of two atria and two ventricles. Typically, the signal for your heartbeat starts in the right atrium in the sinoatrial node and travels to both the left and right ventricles ...
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an increase in the mass (weight) of the left ventricle, which is the heart's main pumping chamber. LVH develops either when the force or volume of blood within ...
Because there can be multiple slow pathways it is possible for a PVC to activate the atria via retrograde conduction over a different slow pathway than the one used for the tachycardia.
The answer to four across in the Nov. 6 New York Times Mini Crossword is “ATRIA.” The atria is the plural of atrium that refers to open, spacious central areas commonly found in buildings ...