PR Interval and Junctional Zone

Giuseppe Bagliani; Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca; Luigi Di Biase; Luigi Padeletti

doi:10.1016/j.ccep.2017.05.003

PR Interval and Junctional Zone

Giuseppe Bagliani, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, Luigi Di Biase, Luigi Padeletti

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Abstract

The atrioventricular junction is a pivotal component of the cardiac conduction system, a key electrical relay site between the atria and the ventricles. The sophisticated functions carried out by the atrioventricular junction are possible for the presence of a complex apparatus made of specialized anatomic structures, cells with specific ion-channel expression, a well-organized spatial distribution of intercellular junctions (connexins), cells with intrinsic automatism, and a rich autonomic innervation. This article reviews the main anatomic and electrophysiologic features of the atrioventricular junction, with a focus on cardiac preexcitation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	411-433
Number of pages	23
Journal	Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2017.05.003
State	Published - Sep 2017

Keywords

Accessory pathway
Atrioventricular junction
Cardiac pre-excitation
PR interval
Wenckebach periodicity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology (medical)

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