Diagrammatic view of the conducting system of the heart, showing the pathways of anterograde conduction of the cardiac impulse.
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conduction — 1. The act of transmitting or conveying certain forms of energy, such as heat, sound, or electricity, from one point to another, without evident movement in the conducting body. 2. The transmission of stimuli of various sorts by living protoplasm … Medical dictionary
anterograde — 1. Moving forward. Cf.:antegrade. 2. Extending forward from a particular point in time; used in reference to amnesia. [L. gradior, pp. gressus, to step, go] * * * an·tero·grade ant ə (.)rō .grād adj 1) effective for a period immediately following … Medical dictionary
anterograde — adjective Etymology: New Latin antero from front to (from Latin anterior) + English grade Date: 1923 1. occurring or performed in the normal or forward direction of conduction or flow < anterograde axonal transport > 2. affecting memories … New Collegiate Dictionary
AV nodal reentrant tachycardia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|I|47|1|i|30 ICD9 = ICD9|426.89, ICD9|427.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2955 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2535 MeshID = D013611 AV nodal… … Wikipedia
block — 1. To obstruct; to arrest passage through. 2. A condition in which the passage of an electrical impulse is arrested, wholly or in part, temporarily or permanently. 3. SYN: atrioventricular b.. [Fr. bloquer] alveolocapillary b. the presence of… … Medical dictionary
permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia — (PJRT) a chronic orthodromic atrioventricular nodal reciprocating tachycardia in which retrograde conduction on a posteroseptal accessory pathway is much slower than anterograde conduction along the normal conduction pathway … Medical dictionary
antidromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia — antidromic circus movement tachycardia a reentrant tachycardia in which the reentrant circuit involves anterograde conduction over the accessory pathway and retrograde conduction over the normal pathway through the AV node and the His bundle. Cf … Medical dictionary
orthodromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia — orthodromic circus movement tachycardia a nodal reentrant tachycardia in which the reentrant circuit involves anterograde conduction over the usual pathway through the AV node and His bundle, and retrograde conduction over an accessory pathway.… … Medical dictionary
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
Exploration electrophysiologique — Exploration électrophysiologique L exploration électrophysiologique est un examen de cardiologie réalisé à l aide de cathéters (ou sondes d électrophysiologie de diagnostic) montés dans le cœur. Son objectif est de mettre en évidence des troubles … Wikipédia en Français
