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sinus venosus
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sinus ve·no·sus  (v-nss)
n.
The first chamber in the heart of fish, amphibians, and reptiles, which receives blood from the veins and contracts to force the blood into the atrium.

[New Latin sinus vnsus : Medieval Latin sinus, sinus + Latin vnsus, venous.]


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The left ventricular stimulation after temporary or permanent pacemaker implantation is associated with connections formed by the coronary sinus and its branches, intracardiac defects (sinus venosus type defect, patent foramen ovale, atrial septal defect), perforation of interventricular septum and malposition due to inadvertent subclavian artery puncture.
first a downward course Umbilical vein catheter Inferior vena cava above liver Direct course up via left portal and ductus venosus Long venous line Away from renal veins Central venous line Superior vena cava Nasogastric tube Left hypochondrium / stomach or Nasojejunal tube jejunum respectively Intercostal / mediastinal drain Intrathoracic / mediastinal Type Undesirable position External Cutaneous [O.
75-mm piezoelectric crystal at a 45[degrees] angle above the dorsal aorta adjacent to the sinus venosus.
 
 
 
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