cardiac vein

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cardiac vein

Any of the veins that run along the surface of the heart parallel to the coronary arteries, drain the heart muscle, and empty into the coronary sinus or the right atrium.

See: coronary artery for illus.

See also: vein

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The coronary sinus commences at the point where the oblique vein of the left atrium joins the great cardiac vein.

Gross and histological study of coronary sinus and its clinical relevance

By definition, the CS is the blood conduit in the continuation of the great cardiac vein, which is situated between the valve of the great cardiac vein of Viesseun or the point of entrance of the oblique vein of Marshall and the Thebesian valve of the ostium of the CS.

Revision anatomica e histologica del seno coronario

The investigators (1) preferred occluding the great cardiac vein while administrating the ABMMNCs via intracoronary route.

An alternative approach of stem cell delivery to myocardium/miyokard dokusuna kok hucre nakline alternatif bir yaklasim

It may reveal unusually high ostia, an overriding Thebesian valve, an early bifurcation, or separate ostium of the middle cardiac vein.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: implantation tips and tricks

The implant is designed to be positioned, adjusted, and gently anchored in the coronary sinus/great cardiac vein to reshape the annulus around the mitral valve to reduce mitral regurgitation.

Cardiac Dimensions(R) Inc. Announces First Implant of CARILLON(TM) Device in its TITAN(TM) Study

The implant is designed to be positioned, adjusted, and gently anchored in the coronary sinus/great cardiac vein (CS/GCV) to reshape the annulus around the mitral valve, thereby reducing mitral regurgitation.

Cardiac Dimensions(R) Inc. Announces Completion of Enrollment in AMADEUS(TM) Trial with the CARILLON(TM) Mitral Contour System(TM)