11. Rt Coronary Artery
Passes to rt & forwards
b/w infundibulum of rt
ven & rt auricle
Runs downwards in ant
AV groove
Reaches inf margin of
heart; winds around it to
the diaph surface; runs in
post AV groove
Ends by anastomosing
with circumflex br of LCA
-60%
Conus brs
Ventricular brs
AV nodal br
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12. Branches of Rt coronary Artery
Rt conus artery-
Annulus of Vieussens
SA Nodal br – 60%
Ant atrial branches
Ant ventr branches
Rt Marginal artery:
(Largest br)
Post ventr branches
Post IV br arises near
CRUX – 70% br of RCA
Post atrial branches
AV Nodal artery – 80%
Conus brs
Ventricular brs
AV nodal br
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14. Lt Coronary Artery
Origin: Lt Aortic
sinus
Passes behind
infundibulum of Rt
ventricle
Length: 0 to 10mm
Bifurcates into Ant
IV branch (LAD) &
Circumflex artery
Conus brs
Ventricular brs
AV nodal br
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15. LAD (Ant IV) artery
Continuation of
LCA
Extends beyond the
apex, ends by
anastamosing with
post IV artery (br of
RCA)
Branches:
Ant ventr brs:
i. Diagonal arteries
ii. Lt Conus artery
Septal branches
Conus brs
Ventricular brs
AV nodal br
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16. Circumflex artery
Runs in Ant AV groove and post AV groove
Terminates by anastamosing with RCA near crux
Branches:
i. Atrial brs
ii. Ventr branches
iii. SA nodal
(40% cases)
iv. Lt Marginal
v. Post IV br
(only 10% cases)
vi. Kugel’s artery
vii.AV nodal br
(10-20%)
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18. Summary:
RCA:
• Rt atrium
• Lt atrium (ant part)
• Rt ventr except a small strip along the Ant IV groove
• Diaphragmatic surface of Rt ventricle
• Post 1/3 of IV septum
• SA Node and AV Node in majority
• Most conducting system of heart except Lt branch of
Bundle of His
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19. LCA:
• Post part of Lt Atrium
• Ant and Lat walls of Lt ventricle
• Ant 2/3 of IV septum
• Lt br of Bundle of His
• SA & AV Nodes in 30% cases
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22. Tributaries of Coronary sinus:
1. Great Cardiac vein
• Begins near apex of
heart; acc. Ant IV A &
more proximally cx
artery
• Terminates at lt end of
coronary sinus
2. Middle cardiac vein
• Accompanies Post IV
artery and opens at
termination of coronary
sinus
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23. 3. Small Cardiac vein
• Accompanies rt marginal artery
• Runs in AV groove to end into rt end of CS
• May open directly into rt atrium
4. Oblique Vein of Lt Atrium (of Marshall)
• Runs in the post surface of Lt Atrium and drains into Lt end of Coronary sinus
5. Post Vein of Lt Ventricle
• Runs on diaphragmatic surface of Lt ventricle and ends in middle of coronary
sinus
6. Rt Marginal vein
• Accompanies Rt Marginal artery and drains into Small Cardiac vein or directly
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