Smallest cardiac veins
| 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 that drain venous blood from the myocardium directly into any of the heart chambers.
They are most abundant in the right atrium, and least abundant in the left ventricle.