The left marginal vein is a vein of the heart which courses near or over the left margin of the heart. It drains venous blood from much of the myocardium of the left ventricle. It usually empties into the great cardiac vein (but may sometimes instead drain into the coronary sinus directly).[1]

Left marginal vein
Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Left marginal vein labeled at center left.)
Details
Drains fromLeft ventricle
Drains toGreat cardiac vein
ArteryLeft marginal artery
Identifiers
Latinvena marginalis sinistra
TA98A12.3.01.005
TA24161
FMA4708
Anatomical terminology

Along its course, it is accompanied by a marginal branch of the left coronary artery (the arterial branch running deep to the left marginal vein).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1093. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)