The great cardiac vein
•The main tributary of the coronary sinus
•Begins near the apex of the heart
→ Ascends with the anterior interventircular branch of the LCA (along LAD)
→ At the coronary groove turn left runs around the left side of the heart with the circumflex branch (along LCX)
→ to reach the coronary sinus
![Great cardiac vein](https://q-radiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-122-1024x418.png)
![Great cardiac vein](https://q-radiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-123-1024x492.png)
![Middle cardiac vein and coronary sinus](https://q-radiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-124-1024x503.png)
![cardiac venous anatomy](https://q-radiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-119.png)