The Significance of the Coronary Sinus and Cardiac Veins in Cardiology
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Abstract
The venous drainage of the coronary vascular bed consists of CS drainage to the RA and non-coronary sinus drainage to both the right and left sides of the heart. The CS functions as a collecting space for the venous blood from the ventricular veins during ventricular systole. Being strongly fixed to the left atrial myocardium, the CS is emptied during atrial systole (Meerbaum 1984; Tsujioka et al.1984; Sun et al. 2002).
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Venous Drainage Cardiac Vein Persistent Left Superior Vena Bicuspid Valve Anatomical Peculiarity
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