Anatomy of the heart Elsevier（心脏的解剖爱思唯尔）.pdfVIP

THE NORMAL HEART Anatomy of the heart What’s new? Robert H Whitaker C The anatomy of the coronary sinus has taken on new clinical importance as a result of the expansion of electrophysiological Abstract investigations and interventions. There has been a drive to Despite centuries of writings and research into cardiac anatomy and avoid the ‘Valentine’ approach to cardiac description that has function, the topic is still advancing, particularly in relation to clinical crept into surgical usage and an appreciation of the need to applications and embryological significance. This article presents the adhere to strict anatomical references1 heart with reference to the classical anatomical position and attempts C The embryology of the heart has been revisited in an attempt to to clarify the nomenclature that is most commonly used by anatomists. gain more insight into congenital anomalies2 e the classical We encourage clinicians to use the same terminology. The references concepts of cardiac looping and fate of the original heart tubes are from an excellent compilation on the heart in Clinical Anatomy. have been questioned3 Keywords Atrium; cardiac embryology; chambers; coronary arteries; C New and much improved methods of imaging the heart are now heart; pericardium; venous drainage; ventricle available