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Atrioventricular and Intraventricular Conduction Defects

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For proper diagnosis and management of conduction defects it is important to understand the anatomy and vascular supply of the specialized conduction system of the heart (figure 8–1).

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  1. Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Elliott M. Antman M.D., F.A.C.C (Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School, Director Samuel A. Levine Cardiac Unit) & John D. Rutherford M.B., F.R.A.C.P., F.A.C.C (Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Co-Director, Clinical Cardiology Service)

  2. Cardiologist, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    John D. Rutherford M.B., F.R.A.C.P., F.A.C.C (Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Co-Director, Clinical Cardiology Service)

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Antman, E.M., Rutherford, J.D. (1986). Atrioventricular and Intraventricular Conduction Defects. In: Coronary Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2303-7_8

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