The Prognosis of Thebesian Veins Can Be Obfuscated by Conflating the Vessels (Veins) of Thebesius With Coronary Artery-Cameral Connections

Forgotten knowledge of the coronary-cameral connections and the rediscovery of their dynamic nature in development: The result of a misnomer, ambiguous use of nomenclature, and varied evaluation methods

“…6 Thebesius did not study the arterioluminal connections, and the arterioluminal connections are not veins ( Figure 1). 3,5,[7][8][9][10][11][12] The authors appear not to have translated the original works of either Vieussens or Thebesius as Wearn has done, 1,9 and thus inferred from an inaccurate source 6 that both Vieussens and Thebesius studied thebesian veins.…”

“…There are cases where the delineation between the thebesian veins and vessels of Wearn is not possible by coronary artery angiography, and the terminology needs refinement. 12,14 However, in many cases, the distinction between thebesian veins and vessels of Wearn is possible by coronary artery angiography. 15 In addition to the radiographic appearance, the type and nature of the artery-cameral connections can be elucidated if consideration is given to the clinical scenario and the relative ventricular pressures.…”