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Heart Conduction System

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Definition: An impulse-conducting system composed of modified cardiac muscle, having the power of spontaneous rhythmicity and conduction more highly developed than the rest of the heart.  disorders   
See Also Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Examples Atrioventricular Node; Bundle of His; Purkinje Fibers; Sinoatrial Node 		Other names Systems, Heart Conduction; System, Heart Conduction; Heart Conduction Systems; Conduction Systems, Heart; Conduction System, Heart

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