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Middle cardiac vein 
Summary
The middle cardiac vein commences at the apex of the heart. It passes posteriorly along the inferior interventricular sulcus to end at the coronary sinus near the sinus' termination.[1]
| 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 [edit on Wikidata] | |
Structure edit
Origin edit
The middle cardiac vein commences at the cardiac apex (here, it is contiguous with the great cardiac vein, thus forming - along with the coronary sinus - a complete venous circle).[1]
Variation edit
The middle cardiac vein has a constant location on the surface of the ventricles.[2]
Clinical significance edit
The middle cardiac vein is useful for epicardial access to the inferior side of the ventricles.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 1093. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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 edit
- Anatomy figure: 20:04-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Posterior view of the heart."
