Anterior cardiac veins
The anterior cardiac veins (or anterior veins of right ventricle) are a variable number of small veins (usually 2-5) which drain blood from the anterior portion of the right ventricle into the right atrium.
| Anterior cardiac veins | |
|---|---|
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 | |
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