TY - CHAP
T1 - The coronary system and associated medical devices
AU - Lahm, Ryan
AU - Iaizzo, Paul A.
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - In general, there are three primary components of the coronary system. The first is the coronary arteries; this important group of vessels originates with the right and left main coronary arteries, which exit the ascending aorta just above the aortic valve. The smallest of the arteries eventually branch into arterioles. In turn, the arterioles branch into an extremely large number of capillaries, the smallest diameter vessels, which make up the second vessel system. Next, blood exits the capillaries and begins its return to the heart via the venules through the third component system of vessels, the venous drainage of the heart. Thus, the coronary veins drain the deoxygenated blood from the myocardium back to the right atrium, in which it joins with the systemic deoxygenated blood entering from the superior and inferior venae cavae.
AB - In general, there are three primary components of the coronary system. The first is the coronary arteries; this important group of vessels originates with the right and left main coronary arteries, which exit the ascending aorta just above the aortic valve. The smallest of the arteries eventually branch into arterioles. In turn, the arterioles branch into an extremely large number of capillaries, the smallest diameter vessels, which make up the second vessel system. Next, blood exits the capillaries and begins its return to the heart via the venules through the third component system of vessels, the venous drainage of the heart. Thus, the coronary veins drain the deoxygenated blood from the myocardium back to the right atrium, in which it joins with the systemic deoxygenated blood entering from the superior and inferior venae cavae.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-59259-835-9_6
DO - 10.1007/978-1-59259-835-9_6
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84890284432
SN - 1588294439
SN - 9781588294432
SP - 93
EP - 100
BT - Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices
PB - Humana Press
ER -