| Smallest cardiac veins | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae cardiacae minimae, venae cordis minimae |
| TA98 | A12.3.01.013 |
| TA2 | 4169 |
| FMA | 71568 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The smallest cardiac veins (also known as the Thebesian veins (named for Adam Christian Thebesius)) are small, valveless veins in the walls of all four heart chambers[1] that drain venous blood from the myocardium[2] directly into any of the heart chambers.[3]
They are most abundant in the right atrium, and least abundant in the left ventricle.[4][better source needed]
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