Characterization of the Porcine Cardiac Conduction System and Electrocardiogram: Implications for Using the Pig in Translational Arrhythmia Research.

INTRODUCTION: The domesticated pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) is widely used as a large animal model in cardiovascular research due to its anatomical and physiological similarities of its heart to the human heart, particularly concerning coronary circul…

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