Bundle of His
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Bundle of His | |
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ventricular septum and divides into two bundle branches, the left and right bundles. Sometimes the 'left and right bundles of His' are called Purkyně or Purkinje fibers. The ultimate distribution cannot be completely shown in this diagram. | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | fasciculus atrioventricularis |
MeSH | D002036 |
TA98 | A12.1.06.005 |
TA2 | 3955 |
FMA | 9484 |
Anatomical terminology] |
The bundle of His (BH)
Function
The bundle of His is an important part of the
Clinical significance
Disorders affecting the
Pacing
A 2000 study found that direct His bundle pacing is more effective in producing synchronized ventricular contraction—and therefore in improving cardiac function—than
Etymology
These specialized muscle fibers in the heart were named after the
See also
- Atrioventricular node
- Bachmann's bundle
- Bundle branches
- Bundle of Kent
- Purkinje Fibers
- Sinoatrial node
References
- ^ ISBN 0-397-54589-4.
- ISBN 978-1-305-88714-5. pp. 129–.
- PMID 10694526.
- Who Named It?
- ^ His, W. Jr. (1893). "Die Tätigkeit des embryonalen Herzens und deren Bedeutung für die Lehre von der Herzbewegung beim Erwachsenen". Arbeiten aus der Medizinischen Klinik zu Leipzig. 1. Jena, DE: 14–50.
Further reading
- Scheinman MM, Saxon LA (February 2000). "Long-term His-bundle pacing and cardiac function". Circulation. 101 (8): 836–837. PMID 10694517.
- Gillette PC, Swindle MM, Thompson RP, Case CL (April 1991). "Transvenous cryoablation of the bundle of His". Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 14 (4 Pt 1): 504–510. S2CID 6686123.
- Flowers NC, Hand RC, Orander PC, Miller CB, Walden MO, Horan LG (March 1974). "Surface recording of electrical activity from the region of the bundle of His". The American Journal of Cardiology. 33 (3): 384–389. PMID 4591112.
- Kistin AD (May 1949). "Observations on the anatomy of the atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His) and the question of other muscular atrioventricular connections in normal human hearts". American Heart Journal. 37 (6): 847–867. PMID 18119894.
External links
- Atlas image: ht_rt_vent at the University of Michigan Health System – "Right atrioventricular bundle branch, anterior view"
- thoraxlesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (thoraxheartinternalner)
- Healthy Heart