Morphological description of great cardiac vein in pigs compared to human hearts.

Introduction: In spite of its importance as an experimental model, the information on the great cardiac vein in pigs is sparse.

Objective: To determine the morphologic characteristics of the great cardiac vein and its tributaries in pigs.

Methods: 120 hearts extracted from pigs destined to the slaughterhouse with stunning method were studied.

Morphologic expression of the left coronary artery in pigs. An approach in relation to human heart.

Introduction: In spite of its importance as an experimental model, the information on the left coronary artery in pigs is sparse.

Objective: To determine the morphologic features of the left coronary artery in pigs.

Methods: We evaluated 158 pig hearts.