The 3D CT data set can be evaluated by various post-processing techniques. Multiplanar reconstructions allow visualization of any cross-section through the volume. Oblique as well as curved ...

Two thirds of the cardiac venous blood is returned to the heart via the coronary sinus, while one third is returned directly into the heart (with the anterior cardiac veins opening directly into the ...

The coronary sinus (CS) refers to a collection of veins that join together to form a large blood vessel. This vein is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart. A collection ...

A three-week-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of cardiac failure with diffuse ventricular hypocontractility and normal cardiac anatomy on echocardiography. Coronary and ventricular ...

After implanting the device in the anterior cardiac vein, the scientists demonstrated the capacity of the microtubular device to re-energize the non-beating heart, recorded via cardiac ...

As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in ...