left marginal vein

A vein that is a tributary of the great cardiac vein (left coronary vein) and drains blood from the left ventricle of the heart. It courses with the left marginal artery as it travels superiorly along the left cardiac border.

Type Bone
Parent Structure heart blood vessel
FMA ID 4708

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What is the left marginal vein?
A vein that is a tributary of the great cardiac vein (left coronary vein) and drains blood from the left ventricle of the heart. It courses with the left marginal artery as it travels superiorly along the left cardiac border.

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