title: Main tributaries of the coronary sinus in the adult human heart.
abstract: The coronary sinus collects blood from the heart walls. It is a structure which presently plays a very important clinical role in invasive cardology. In this study, the occurrence of the main tributaries of the coronary sinus was examined as wall as the topography of their outlet portions. Material consistied of 150 adult human hearts of both sexes from aged 18 to 85 years. In the examined material, the graet and middle cardiac veins as well as the posterior vein of the left ventricle were always obserwed. The remaining tributaries of the coronary sinus were less stable. The outlet portions of the main veins of the heart were characterized by significant variability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Antropology, Jedrzej Sniadecki University School of Physical Education, Gdańsk.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grzybiak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development