Pericardiacophrenic veins | |
Latin: | venae pericardiacophrenicae |
Drainsto: | Brachiocephalic vein |
Artery: | Pericardiacophrenic artery |
Pericardiacophrenic veins are the venae comitantes of the pericardiacophrenic arteries. Pericardiacophrenic vessels accompany the phrenic nerve in the middle mediastinum of the thorax. The vein drains into the internal thoracic vein, or brachiocephalic vein.[1]