Anterior cardiac veins
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The anterior cardiac veins (or anterior veins of right ventricle), comprising three or four small vessels which collect blood from the front of the right ventricle and open into the right atrium; the right marginal vein frequently opens into the right atrium, and is therefore sometimes regarded as belonging to this group
Unlike most cardiac veins, it does not end in the coronary sinus.