Morphometric parameters of human coronary sinus - based on study of 80 human hearts.

The study was carried out on 80 human hearts (64 male and 16 female). The whole material has been divided into 4 groups: I - aged 19-40; II - aged 41-50; III - aged 51-60 and IV - aged 61-70. The venous vascular bed of 80 hearts was injected through the coronary sinus with Duracryl plus (Spofa Dental, Czech Republic) and next corroded.

Human coronary sinus - from Galen to modern times.

Based on the review of the current literature and our own experiences we reviewed the literature paying most attention to human venous coronary system with special respect to coronary sinus - the largest vein of the heart. Many details still remain obscure, although most of modern procedures require deep anatomical knowledge on cardiac veins. Many of developmental remarks are still not clear, regarded to development of the vessels of the heart in association with origin of heart conductive system.

Application of Duracryl plus for preparation of corrosion casts of venous coronary tree of human heart.

Duracryl Plus is a synthetic resin, self-polymerizing copolymer of methyl methacrylate and acrylate, which is widely used in dental practice. The aim of this study was to apply it to fill the venous vascular beds of human hearts to obtain corrosion cast ready to describe wanted parameters of venous coronary vessels.