title: Morphometric parameters of human coronary sinus - based on study of 80 human hearts.
abstract: The study was carried out on 80 human hearts (64 male and 16 female). The whole material has been divided into 4 groups: I - aged 19-40; II - aged 41-50; III - aged 51-60 and IV - aged 61-70. The venous vascular bed of 80 hearts was injected through the coronary sinus with Duracryl plus (Spofa Dental, Czech Republic) and next corroded. Thus obtained specimens were measured using electronic caliper (MAU-a E 0-150, Horex, Poland). The length of the coronary sinus varied from 15-50 mm (with the mean value of 30 mm in male hearts and 25 mm in female hearts). The caliber of the vessels varied from 7-13 mm. The length of the coronary sinus is not age-dependent, however it is longer in male than female hearts. Generally the caliber of male coronary sinus is bigger than in the female, although it isn't statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiologii, 5 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Polikliniką, Wrocławska 1-3, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Brygida
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wandzel-Loch
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 12, Krakow, Poland. mazurmalg@poczta.onet.pl.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: Klaudia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walocha
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuniewicz
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konarska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bereza
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kucharska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D002102:Cadaver; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anatomy; coronary sinus; corrosion casting; morphology