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==Conducting system==
==Conducting system==
===Indications for examining the conducting system===
#History of asyncope.
#History of arrhythmia.
#Negative autopsy.
===Sinoatrial node===
===Sinoatrial node===
*Sinoatrial (SA) node is at the lateral aspect of ''sulcus terminalis''; lateral aspect of the superior vena cava and right atrium junction).<ref name=virmani_p16>Virmani et al. Cardiovascular Pathology. 2nd Ed. 2001. P.16.</ref>
*Sinoatrial (SA) node is at the lateral aspect of ''sulcus terminalis''; lateral aspect of the superior vena cava and right atrium junction).<ref name=virmani_p16>Virmani et al. Cardiovascular Pathology. 2nd Ed. 2001. P.16.</ref>