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Great cardiac vein
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The great cardiac vein (left coronary vein) is a vein of the heart. It begins at the apex of the heart and ascends along the anterior interventricular sulcus[1] before joining the oblique vein of the left atrium to form the coronary sinus[2] upon the posterior surface of the heart.
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Great cardiac vein | |
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![]() Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Great cardiac vein labeled at center left.) | |
![]() Pulmonary vessels, seen in a dorsal view of the heart and lungs. The lungs have been pulled away from the median line, and a part of the right lung has been cut away to display the air-ducts and bloodvessels (great coronary vein labeled at center bottom). | |
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Drains to | Coronary sinus |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena cordis magna, vena cardiaca magna |
TA98 | A12.3.01.003 |
TA2 | 4159 |
FMA | 4707 |
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