Great cardiac vein
Great cardiac vein | |
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Details | |
Drains to | Coronary sinus |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena cordis magna, vena cardiaca magna |
TA98 | A12.3.01.003 |
TA2 | 4159 |
FMA | 4707 |
Anatomical terminology |
The great cardiac vein (left coronary vein) is a vein of the heart. It begins at the
anterior interventricular sulcus[1] before joining the oblique vein of the left atrium to form the coronary sinus[2]
upon the posterior surface of the heart.
Anatomy
Course
The great cardiac vein ascends along the
anterior interventricular sulcus[1] to the base of the ventricles.[citation needed] It then curves around the left margin of the heart to reach the posterior surface.[2]
Fate
Upon reaching the posterior surface of the heart,[3] the great cardiac vein merges with the oblique vein of the left atrium to form the coronary sinus.[2][3] At the junction of the great cardiac vein and the coronary sinus, there is typically a valve present. This is the Vieussens valve of the coronary sinus.[2]
Tributaries
The great cardiac vein receives tributaries from the
left atrium and from both ventricles: one, the left marginal vein, is of considerable size, and ascends along the left margin of the heart.[citation needed
]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 642 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ OCLC 1044772257.)
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ ISBN 9783642659836.
- ^ PMID 32491498, retrieved 2023-01-05
External links
- Anatomy photo:20:11-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Heart: Cardiac veins"
- Anatomy figure: 20:03-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Anterior view of the heart."