ArticlesTHE ORIGIN AND CONDUCTION OF THE HEART BEATJ. A. E. Eyster, and Walter J. MeekJ. A. E. Eyster, and Walter J. MeekPublished Online:01 Jan 1921https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.1921.1.1.1MoreSectionsPDF (6 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByGetting to the heart of rhythm: a century of progressCarol Ann Remme17 May 2022 | Physiological Reviews, Vol. 102, No. 3Simultaneous epicardial and endocardial activation sequence mapping in the isolated canine right atrium.Circulation, Vol. 88, No. 1Pharyngeal pumping continues after laser killing of the pharyngeal nervous system of C. elegansNeuron, Vol. 3, No. 4Activation sequence and potential distribution maps demonstrating multicentric atrial impulse origin in dogs.Circulation Research, Vol. 54, No. 3Overdrive suppression of atrial pacemaker tissues in the alert, awake dog before and chronically after excision of the sinoatrial nodeThe American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 49, No. 5The conduction system in double outlet right ventricle with subpulmonic ventricular septal defect and related hearts (the Taussig-Bing group).Circulation, Vol. 54, No. 3Sinoatrial transmission and atrial invasion during normal rhythm in the rabbit heart.Circulation Research, Vol. 37, No. 4The course of the conduction system in single ventricle with inverted (L-) loop and inverted (L-) transposition.Circulation, Vol. 51, No. 4Effects on the Canine P Wave of Discrete Lesions in the Specialized Atrial TractsCirculation Research, Vol. 29, No. 5Electrophysiological Characteristics of Canine Atrial Plateau FibersCirculation Research, Vol. 28, No. 1Evidence for Specialized Fibers in the Canine Right AtriumCirculation Research, Vol. 23, No. 3The Anatomic Atrial Connections Between Sinus and A-V NodeCirculation, Vol. 37, No. 4Action of Driving Stimuli from Intrinsic and Extrinsic Sources on in Situ Cardiac Pacemaker TissuesCirculation Research, Vol. 17, No. 5The physiological basis of cardiac arrhythmiasThe American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 37, No. 5Effect of Hypothermia on Experimentally Produced ArrhythmiasCirculation Research, Vol. 9, No. 1A morphologic study of the cardiac conduction system in ungulates, dog, and manAmerican Heart Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4Destruction of the sinoauricular node in dogs' hearts by radonAmerican Heart Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2 More from this issue > Volume 1Issue 1January 1921Pages 1-43 https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.1921.1.1.1History Published online 1 January 1921 Published in print 1 January 1921 Metrics