Preferred Label : great vein of heart;
Uberon definition : The Great Cardiac Vein (left coronary vein) begins at the apex of the heart and ascends
along the anterior longitudinal sulcus to the base of the ventricles. It then curves
to the left in the coronary sulcus, and reaching the back of the heart, opens into
the left extremity of the coronary sinus. It receives tributaries from the left atrium
and from both ventricles: one, the left marginal vein, is of considerable size, and
ascends along the left margin of the heart.;
Uberon synonym : great cardiac vein;
Origin ID : 0006958;
UMLS CUI : C0226659;
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The Great Cardiac Vein (left coronary vein) begins at the apex of the heart and ascends
along the anterior longitudinal sulcus to the base of the ventricles. It then curves
to the left in the coronary sulcus, and reaching the back of the heart, opens into
the left extremity of the coronary sinus. It receives tributaries from the left atrium
and from both ventricles: one, the left marginal vein, is of considerable size, and
ascends along the left margin of the heart.
