Middle cardiac vein
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| Vein: Middle cardiac vein | |
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| Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Middle cardiac vein labeled at bottom.) | |
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| ARTERIES: RCA = right coronary AB = atrial branches SANB = sinuatrial nodal RMA = right marginal LCA = left coronary CB = circumflex branch LAD/AIB = anterior interventricular LMA = left marginal PIA/PDA = posterior descending AVN = atrioventricular nodal VEINS: SCV = small cardiac ACV = anterior cardiac AIV/GCV = great cardiac MCV = middle cardiac CS = coronary sinus |
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| Latin | Vena cardiaca media, vena cordis media |
| Gray's | subject #166 642 |
| Drains to | Coronary sinus |
| Artery | Posterior interventricular artery |
The middle cardiac vein commences at the apex of the heart; ascends in the posterior longitudinal sulcus, and ends in the coronary sinus near its right extremity.
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