Middle cardiac vein
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| Middle cardiac vein | |
|---|---|
 Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Middle cardiac vein labeled at bottom.) | |
 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 | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | Coronary sinus |
| Artery | Posterior interventricular artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Vena cardiaca media, vena cordis media |
| TA98 | A12.3.01.009 |
| TA2 | 4165 |
| FMA | 4713 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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.
Structure
Variation
The middle cardiac vein has a constant location on the surface of the ventricles.[1]
Clinical significance
The middle cardiac vein is useful for epicardial access to the inferior side of the ventricles.[2]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 642 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Worley, Seth J. (2017-01-01), Ellenbogen, Kenneth A.; Wilkoff, Bruce L.; Kay, G. Neal; Lau, Chu-Pak (eds.), "30 - Coronary Sinus Lead Implantation", Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization Therapy (Fifth Edition), Elsevier, pp. 739–834, ISBN 978-0-323-37804-8, retrieved 2021-01-08
- ^ Issa, Ziad F.; Miller, John M.; Zipes, Douglas P. (2012-01-01), Issa, Ziad F.; Miller, John M.; Zipes, Douglas P. (eds.), "Chapter 27 - Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia", Clinical Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease (Second Edition), Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pp. 608–617, ISBN 978-1-4557-1274-8, retrieved 2021-01-08
External links
- Anatomy figure: 20:04-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Posterior view of the heart."
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