Key result
Porcine great cardiac veins originate at the apex in ~76% of hearts.
Why the study?
Information on the morphologic characteristics of the great cardiac vein in pigs, an important experimental model, is sparse.
Cross-Sectional (n=120)
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May inform porcine experimental models; leaves open translation to human cardiac venous anatomy or interventions.
Gómez et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Anatomical study of pig hearts (n=120). Morphologic evaluation of the great cardiac vein was evaluated on Morphologic characteristics of the great cardiac vein and its tributaries. In 120 pig hearts, the great cardiac vein originated at the apex in 76%, with an arterio-venous trigone present in 97.5% and a mean caliber of 3.73±0.79 mm at the upper paraconal sulcus.
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