Valve of coronary sinus

Valve of the coronary sinus
Interior of right side of heart. (Valve of the coronary sinus labeled at bottom left.)
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Identifiers
Latinvalvula sinus coronarii
TA98A12.1.01.016
TA24030
FMA9242
Anatomical terminology

In the anatomy of the heart, the valve of the coronary sinus (also called the Thebesian valve, after Adam Christian Thebesius[1][2][3]) is a valve located at the orifice of the coronary sinus where the coronary sinus drains into the right atrium.[4] It prevents blood from flowing backwards into the coronary sinus during contraction of the heart.

  1. ^ synd/4012 at Who Named It?
  2. ^ A. C. Thebesius. Disputatio medica inauguralis de circulo sanguinis in corde. Doctoral dissertation, Leiden, 1708.
  3. ^ Loukas M, Clarke P, Tubbs RS, Kolbinger W (2007). "Adam Christian Thebesius, a historical perspective". International Journal of Cardiology. 129 (1): 138–40. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.048. PMID 17692957.
  4. ^ Wilson, Alexander; Bhutta, Beenish S. (2022), "Anatomy, Thorax, Coronary Sinus", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 32491498, retrieved 2023-01-05