Anatomy of the Coronary Sinus

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 166-182

  Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial venous drainage; Coronary sinus anatomy anomalies and variation; Coronary sinus ostium; Embryology of coronary sinus; Lateral left ventricular wall venous drainage; Ventricular veins

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049182783     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300246.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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