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Pleas eread the [[Introduction|introduction to the 7+2 step plan]] first. | |||
The sinus node (SA) is located in the roof of the right atrium. It is the fastest physiological pacemaker. When the sinus node generates an electrical impulse, the surrounding cells of the right atrium depolarise, then the cells of the left atrium, the AV (atrioventricular) node follows and at last the ventricles are stimulated via the His bundle. | The sinus node (SA) is located in the roof of the right atrium. It is the fastest physiological pacemaker. When the sinus node generates an electrical impulse, the surrounding cells of the right atrium depolarise, then the cells of the left atrium, the AV (atrioventricular) node follows and at last the ventricles are stimulated via the His bundle. | ||
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These last two definitions will be discussed in the topic [[P wave morphology]]. | These last two definitions will be discussed in the topic [[P wave morphology]]. | ||
Heart rhythms which are not sinus rhythm are [[arrhythmias]]. | Heart rhythms which are not sinus rhythm are '''[[arrhythmias]]'''. | ||
==Sinus arrhythmias== | ==Sinus arrhythmias== | ||