middle cardiac vein


mid·dle car·di·ac vein

[TA] vein that begins at the apex of the heart (where it anastomoses with the great cardiac vein), and ascends within the posterior interventricular sulcus to the coronary sinus. Synonym(s): vena cardiaca media [TA], vena cordis media ☆ , vena interventricularis posterior ☆ , inferior cardiac vein, posterior interventricular vein

mid·dle car·di·ac vein

(mid'dĕl kahr'dē-ak vān) [TA] Begins at the apex of the heart, anastomoses with the great cardiac vein, and ascends within the posterior interventricular sulcus to the coronary sinus.

middle cardiac vein

A large vein that runs in the posterior interventricular groove of the heart; it accompanies the posterior interventricular artery, and both vein and artery drain the same territory. The middle cardiac vein empties into the coronary sinus. See also: vein