Mahaim fibers

Mahaim fibers are portions of the electrical conduction system of the heart which connect to the interventricular septum,[1] though there is some disagreement about their exact insertion.[2]

They can be associated with forms of pre-excitation syndrome.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mahaim fibers" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ↑ Sternick EB, Timmermans C, Rodriguez LM, Wellens HJ (2004). "Mahaim fiber: an atriofascicular or a long atrioventricular pathway?". Heart Rhythm. 1 (6): 724–7. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.07.015. PMID 15851246.
  3. ↑ Mahaim-Type+Preexcitation at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  • Miyaguchi K, Tsuzuki J, Yokota M, Hayashi H (1992). "Characteristic findings on the standard 12-lead ECG in patients with the fasciculoventricular Mahaim fiber". Journal of electrocardiology. 25 (4): 253–61. doi:10.1016/0022-0736(92)90030-4. PMID 1402510.


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