Tags: Anatomical Structure, Artery.

The posterior interventricular artery (PIV) or posterior descending artery (PDA) is an artery running in the posterior interventricular sulcus to the apex of the heart where it meets with the anterior interventricular artery. It supplies the posterior 1/3rd of the interventricular septum.

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branch from
Right coronary artery
Dorlands prefix
a_62
Dorlands suffix
12157870
Gray page
547
Gray subject
142
supplies
Ventricle (heart)
vein
Middle cardiac vein, Posterior_interventricular_vein

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