Left marginal vein

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Vein: Left marginal vein
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Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Left marginal vein labeled at center left.)
Latin Vena marginalis sinistra
Gray's subject #166 642
Drains from    Left ventricle
Drains to Great cardiac vein
Artery Left marginal artery

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.

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.