Anterior cardiac veins

Anterior cardiac veins
Sternocostal surface of heart. (Anterior cardiac veins not labeled, but visible at left.)
Arteries: RCA = right coronary AB = atrial branches SANB = sinuatrial nodal RMA = right marginal LCA = left coronary CB = circumflex branch LAD/AIB = anterior interventricular LMA = left marginal PIA/PDA = posterior descending AVN = atrioventricular nodal Veins: SCV = small cardiac ACV = anterior cardiac AIV/GCV = great cardiac MCV = middle cardiac CS = coronary sinus
Details
Drains to	Right atrium
Identifiers
Latin	venae cardiacae anteriores, venae ventriculi dextri anteriores
TA98	A12.3.01.012
TA2	4168
FMA	71567
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The anterior cardiac veins (or anterior veins of right ventricle) are a variable number of small veins (usually 2-5)[1] which drain blood from the anterior portion of the right ventricle into the right atrium.[1][2]

Anatomy

The right marginal vein frequently opens into the right atrium,[1] and is therefore sometimes regarded as belonging to this group.^[citation needed]

Fate

Unlike most cardiac veins, the anterior cardiac veins do not end in the coronary sinus; instead, they drain directly into[2] the anterior wall of^[citation needed] the right atrium.[2]

References

1. Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41 ed.). Elsevier Limited. pp. 994–1023. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9.
2. Morton, David A. (2019). The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy. K. Bo Foreman, Kurt H. Albertine (2nd ed.). New York. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-259-86264-9. OCLC 1044772257.