Middle cardiac vein

Middle cardiac vein
Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Middle cardiac vein labeled at bottom.)
Details
Drains toCoronary sinus
ArteryPosterior interventricular artery
Identifiers
LatinVena cardiaca media,
vena cordis media
TA98A12.3.01.009
TA24165
FMA4713
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

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 642 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. 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
  2. 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


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