title: Understanding the morphology of the specialized conduction tissues in congenitally malformed hearts.
abstract: To repair congenital heart defects by means of open heart surgery, the surgeon needs guidance about the location and distribution of the specialized conduction tissues, in order to avoid their direct damage and consequent conduction disturbances. This review addresses the historical steps of the morphological study of the conduction system in different types of heart defects, providing updated information about the subject.
authors: Laboratory of Pathology, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil vera.aiello@incor.usp.br.
authors: Vera Demarchi
authors: VD
authors: Aiello
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D053840:Brugada Syndrome; D000075224:Cardiac Conduction System Disease; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans
keywords: arrhythmia; cardiac anatomy/pathologic anatomy; complications; congenital heart surgery; surgery