Great cardiac vein
The great cardiac vein (left coronary vein) is a vein of the heart. It begins at the apex of the heart and ascends along the anterior interventricular sulcus before joining the oblique vein of the left atrium to form the coronary sinus upon the posterior surface of the heart.
| Great cardiac vein | |
|---|---|
Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Great cardiac vein labeled at center left.) | |
Pulmonary vessels, seen in a dorsal view of the heart and lungs. The lungs have been pulled away from the median line, and a part of the right lung has been cut away to display the air-ducts and bloodvessels (great coronary vein labeled at center bottom). | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | Coronary sinus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena cordis magna, vena cardiaca magna |
| TA98 | A12.3.01.003 |
| TA2 | 4159 |
| FMA | 4707 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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