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Structure of middle cardiac vein

Known as: Lesser cardiac vein, Middle cardiac vein, Vena cordis media 
A vein originating at the apex of the heart that ascends along the posterior interventricular sulcus and drains into the coronary sinus.
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2015
2015
Ventricular arrhythmias from the coronary venous system: Prevalence, mapping, and ablation.
BACKGROUND The coronary venous system (CVS) is linked to the origin of idiopathic epicardial ventricular arrhythmias (VAs… Expand
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Mapping and Ablation of Epicardial Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias From Within the Coronary Venous System
Background—The prevalence of epicardial idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias that can be ablated from within the coronary venous… Expand
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Non-invasive visualization of the cardiac venous system in coronary artery disease patients using 64-slice computed tomography.
OBJECTIVES This study was designed to evaluate the value of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) to visualize the cardiac veins and… Expand
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Percutaneous trans-coronary-venous transplantation of autologous skeletal myoblasts in the treatment of post-infarction myocardial contractility impairment: the POZNAN trial.
AIMS Several experimental studies and the initial clinical experience have shown that autologous skeletal myoblast… Expand
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Noninvasive visualization of the cardiac venous system using multislice computed tomography.
OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate the value of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to depict the cardiac venous anatomy… Expand
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
The coronary venous anatomy: a segmental approach to aid cardiac resynchronization therapy.
The coronary sinus is the gateway for left ventricular (LV) epicardial lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy. The… Expand
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Evaluation of the coronary venous system using electron beam computed tomography
New therapeutic strategies in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology involve the coronary veins. This study examines the… Expand
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Is the Left Ventricular Lateral Wall the Best Lead Implantation Site for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy?
GASPARINI, M., et al.: Is the Left Ventricular Lateral Wall the Best Lead Implantation Site for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy… Expand
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Coronary Sinus-Ventricular Accessory Connections Producing Posteroseptal and Left Posterior Accessory Pathways: Incidence and Electrophysiological Identification
Background—The coronary sinus (CS) has a myocardial coat (CSMC) with extensive connections to the left and right atria. We… Expand
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Angiographic Anatomy of the Coronary Sinus and Its Tributaries
Permanent left ventricular pacing has been shown to imporve the hemodynamic and clinical status of patients with severe heart… Expand
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