Further research - Fantastic voyage

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Today I decided to do some more research on the exact part of the cardiac cycle that I am interested in, specifically the Atrio-Ventricular Node. This is the part of the heart that delays the beat in order to ensure both ventricles contract at the same time.



I also found a really interesting website (the American Heart Association) which has a really useful animation showing different arrhythmia:
https://watchlearnlive.heart.org/CVML_Player.php?moduleSelect=arrhyt

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