Morphological study of middle cardiac vein in human hearts of north western UP and its application for interventional procedure

Background: The aim of present study was to study morphology of middle cardiac vein in human hearts.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on middle cardiac vein of thirty human hearts with dueclearance from ethical committee.Results: The mean diameter of middle cardiac vein was 2.57 1.16 mm and the mean length was 74.69 21.10 mm. There was also statistically significant relationship between length of middle cardiac vein andweight of cadaver. In some hearts middle cardiac vein and small cardiac vein together form common trunkand then drain into coronary sinus.Conclusion: Middle cardiac vein can be used for radio frequency ablation of a posteroseptal pathway. Itcan also be used for newer interventional technique such as selective catheterization. It may be one of thechoices of implantation of pacing leads.Keywords: Cardiac, Vein, Middle, Hearts.