Anatom3DRight superior pulmonary vein
Vena pulmonalis superior dextra · Pravá horní plicní žíla
Veins
Looks like
The upper of the two large veins leaving each lung, running from the lung root into the left atrium.
What it does
Returns oxygen-rich blood from the upper lobe (and on the right, the middle lobe) to the heart.
Keeping it well
Its opening in the left atrium is a main source of atrial fibrillation triggers, treated by pulmonary vein isolation.