cardinal vein

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cardinal vein - any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates

anterior cardinal vein - a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body

posterior cardinal vein - a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body

common cardinal vein - the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins

vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"

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In the embryologic period, it is thought that a defect in left cardinal vein regression results in PLSVC (3,4).

Prenatal diagnosis of persistent left superior vena cava: a retrospective study of associated congenital anomalies/Persistan sol superior vena kavanin prenatal tanisi: Iliskili yapisal anomalilerin retrospektif degerlendirmesi

It occurs when the left superior cardinal vein does not regress.

Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Left Sided Inferior Vena Cava Coincidance with Coronary Sinus Aneurysm: A Surprise on Transient Cardiac Pacemaker Implantation

Between the 7th and 8th week of gestation, a crosslink between the right and the left anterior cardinal vein arises.

Misplacement of a Port Catheter: A Differentiated View

Failure of closure of the left anterior cardinal vein results in PLSVC.

Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava with Absent Right Superior Vena Cava

It results when the left superior cardinal vein fails to regress.

Inability to Utilize Retrograde Cardioplegia due to a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava

The right cardinal vein is transformed into RSVC, the left cardinal vein into LSVC, and the left part of the sinus venosus into the coronary sinus.

Detection of a Left Superior Vena Cava during a Pacemaker Implantation in Cotonou

Since the thoracic duct is preceded by the emergence of parachordal lymphatic vessels (PC) that start to sprout from the embryonic posterior cardinal vein (PCV) at around 32 hours postfertilization (hpf) [37, 38], we investigated the influence of a tmsb-like KD on the pattern of PC-formation at 60 hpf by in vivo confocal imaging of Tg[(fli1-egfp).sup.y1] zebrafish.