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coronary sinus
noun[ Cusually singular ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌkɒr.ən.ər.i ˈsaɪ.nəs/ us /ˌkɔːr.ə.ner.i ˈsaɪ.nəs/
a group of veins that take blood from the myocardium(= heart muscle) to the right atrium of the heart (= one of two spaces at the top part of the heart) so that it can go from there to the lungs to collect oxygen:
Blood in the coronary sinus is already extremely unsaturated at rest.
Coronary sinus pressure was monitored continuously throughout the procedure.
His coronaries were 70 percent blocked and one of the coronary sinuses was missing.
As the myocardium becomes ischaemic, coronary sinus blood pH falls.
Arterial and coronary sinus oxygen saturation measurements were repeated.
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