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. 1960 Apr;22(2):153-67.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.22.2.153.

The human pacemaker and its pathology

R E HUDSON

The human pacemaker and its pathology

R E HUDSON. Br Heart J. 1960 Apr.

Abstract

There is a remarkable remnant of primitive fibres persisting at the sino-auricular junction in all mammalian hearts. These fibres are in close connection with the vagus and sympathetic nerves, and have a special arterial supply; in them the dominating rhythm of the heart is believed to normally arise. Keith and Flack, 1907.

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