Morphology of tributaries of coronary sinus in humans - corrosion casting study

Folia Med Cracov. 2015;55(2):5-13.

Abstract

The study was carried out on 80 human hearts obtained during autopsies. The vascular beds were filled with synthetic resin and next corroded. In all 80 hearts we have been found both: great, middle and small cardiac veins. In two out of 80 hearts we did not find oblique vein of the left atrium. Posterior vein of the left ventricle was double in four hearts. Right marginal vein was found in 5 hearts, left marginal vein was seen in 9 hearts. We also compared the dimensions of all of the above mentioned tributaries of the coronary sinus.

Keywords: corrosion casts; great cardiac vein; injection study; middle cardiac vein; small cardiac vein; veins of the heart,.

MeSH terms

  • Autopsy
  • Cadaver
  • Coronary Sinus / pathology*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / pathology*
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Humans