Wilhelm His Junior and his bundle.
We have reviewed the evidence relative to the initial description of the penetrating atrioventricular bundle, seeking to determine whether Wilhelm His Junior is deserving of his eponym.
Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. Electronic address: sejjran@ucl.ac.uk.
Robert H
RH
Anderson
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Shumpei
S
Mori
D001317:Austria; D002036:Bundle of His / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000266:history*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans
Atrioventricular conduction axis; Atrioventricular node; History of medicine; Penetrating atrioventricular bundle; Sunao Tawara