Anterior cardiac veins | |
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![]() Sternocostal surface of heart. (Anterior cardiac veins not labeled, but visible at left.) | |
![]() Arteries: RCA = right coronary AB = atrial branches SANB = sinuatrial nodal RMA = right marginal LCA = left coronary CB = circumflex branch LAD/AIB = anterior interventricular LMA = left marginal PIA/PDA = posterior descending AVN = atrioventricular nodal Veins: SCV = small cardiac ACV = anterior cardiac AIV/GCV = great cardiac MCV = middle cardiac CS = coronary sinus | |
Details | |
Drains to | Right atrium |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae cardiacae anteriores, venae ventriculi dextri anteriores |
TA98 | A12.3.01.012 |
TA2 | 4168 |
FMA | 71567 |
Anatomical terminology |
The anterior cardiac veins (or anterior veins of right ventricle) are a variable number of small veins (usually 2-5) [1] which drain blood from the anterior portion of the right ventricle into the right atrium. [1] [2]
The right marginal vein frequently opens into the right atrium, [1] and is therefore sometimes regarded as belonging to this group.[ citation needed ]
Unlike most cardiac veins, the anterior cardiac veins do not end in the coronary sinus; instead, they drain directly into [2] the anterior wall of[ citation needed ] the right atrium. [2]
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