The atrioventricular node (AVN) has mystified generations of investigators over the last century and continues today to be at the epicenter of debates among anatomists, experimentalists, and ...

The atrioventricular node (AV Node) is a bundle of conduction cells that regulate the communication of atrial electrical activity with ventricular electrical activity. The AV node has a long ...

Of all the bodily functions performed flawlessly without conscious intervention, the steady beat of our hearts is among the most critical. The developing heart is the earliest organ to function in the ...

Atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is an irregular heart rhythm that can cause excessively fast heart rates. Though not usually serious, early diagnosis can help prevent severe ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Thomas Kurian, M.D.; Christina Ambrosi, M.Sc.; William Hucker, M.D., Ph.D.; Vadim V. Fedorov, Ph.D.; Igor R. Efimov, Ph.D. While not extensively evaluated in these ...

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is a common supraventricular arrhythmia that arises due to a reentrant circuit located in or near the atrioventricular node. This condition ...