A review of literature data on the role of cardiac conduction system pathology in the thanatogenesis of sudden death in alcoholic cardiomyopathy and coronary heart disease from a forensic medical perspective is provided. Modern data on the main pathological changes in the heart's conduction system in alcoholic cardiomyopathy and coronary heart disease are presented. Modern and historical aspects of pathology in the conducting system of the heart are highlighted. Further ways to develop a more detailed study of the thanatogenesis of sudden death in ACMP and coronary artery disease have been identified.

cardiac conduction system, sudden death, alcoholic cardiomyopathy, ischemic heart disease.

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