ESCWGA/NASPE/P Experts Consensus Statement:

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Abstract
Anatomic Nomenclature of the AV Junctions. Current nomenclature for the AV junctions derives from a surgically distorted view, placing; the valvar rings and the triangle of Koch in a single plane with anteroposterior and right‐left lateral coordinates. Within this convention, the aorta is considered to occupy an anterior position, whereas the mouth of the coronary sinus is shown as being posterior. Although this nomenclature has served its purpose for the description and treatment of arrhythmias dependent on accessory pathways and AV nodal reentry, it is less than satisfactory for the description of atrial and ventricular mapping. To correct these deficiencies, a consensus document has been prepared by experts from the Working Group of Arrhythmias of the European Society of Cardiology and from the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. It proposes a new, anatomically sound, nomenclature that will be applicable to all chambers of the heart. In this report, we discuss its value for description of the A V junctions and establish the principles of this new nomenclature.