Sinoatrial nodal artery variant in approximately 10% of human hearts. This artery is larger than normal and supplies a good part of the left atrium, but also right sided structures like part of the sinoatrial node and the atrioventricular nodal areas. In this variant, the artery courses in the sulcus between the left superior pulmonary vein and the left atrial appendage where it could be susceptible to injury during catheter or surgical ablation procedures on the left atrium, especially for atrial fibrillation ablation or open heart cardiac surgery. Sinoatrial nodal artery The sinoatrial nodal artery (or sinuatrial nodal artery or sinoatrial artery) is
Sinoatrial node it has arisen from the circumflex artery, which is a branch of the left coronary artery. Finally, the SA node artery commonly passes behind the superior vena cava, before reaching the SA node; however in some instances it passes in front. Despite these many differences, there doesn’t appear to be any advantage to how many sinoatrial nodal arteries an individual has, or where they originate There are no large veins that drain blood away from the SA node. Instead, smaller venules drain the blood directly into the right atrium. The main role of a sinoatrial node cell is to initiate