title: Anatomical barriers in the right atrium to the coronary sinus cannulation.
abstract: Background. The coronary venous system is an increasingly frequent target of minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The purpose of this paper is to assess the anatomical barriers in the right atrium to coronary sinus cannulation. Methods. We examined the anatomy of the right atrium, coronary sinus ostium, inferior and superior vena cava ostia in 110 randomly selected autopsied human hearts of both sexes (27% females; mean age 49.2 ± 17.5 years). Results. The Eustachian valve was present in 79 cases (71.8%) with mean height =4.9 ± 2.6 mm. The valve was perforated in 11 cases (13.9%). It is typically too small to hinder the coronary sinus catheterization, but in some cases (about 2%) a significantly protruding valve may be an obstacle. Chiari's network (4.6%) is not a barrier to catheter entry into the right atrium but may significantly impede further catheter manipulations inside the heart venous system. A typical Thebesian valve leaves enough space for the passage of the standard catheter to the coronary sinus. Discussion. Detailed anatomy of various anatomical structures within the right atrium that could play a potential role in coronary sinus cannulation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University , Cracow , Poland.
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Klimek-Piotrowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University , Cracow , Poland.
authors.forename: Mateusz K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hołda
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University , Cracow , Poland.
authors.forename: Mateusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koziej
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Jagiellonian University , Cracow , Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strona
keywords: Chiari’s network; Eustachian valve; Heart anatomy; Tendon of Todaro; Thebesian valve
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