Open AccessIsolated Absence of Coronary Sinus: Two Cases Report
Author(s) -
Mustafa Yolcu,
Serdar Türkmen,
Alper Sertçelik,
Canan Yolcu,
Talantbek Batyraliev
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6431.3829
Subject(s) - coronary sinus , medicine , ventricle , cardiology , ostium , sinus (botany) , great cardiac vein , atresia , heart defect , venous blood , heart disease , botany , biology , genus
Coronary sinus (CS) is the venous drainage system of the heart. Absence of the coronary sinus or atresia of ostium of the CS are rarely seen cardiac malformations. Congenital absence of CS usually is found together with other cardiac malformations, however, isolated congenital absence of CS is very rare. Multiple coronary-cameral fistulous connections, through which the blood drains into one of the cardiac chambers, are commonly seen in patients with CS abnormalities. Herein we present a case two cases of total absence of CS with a venous system draining directly into the left ventricle through Thebesian veins.