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    The left coronary artery (LCA, also known as the left main coronary artery, or left main stem coronary artery) is a coronary artery that arises from the...
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    The coronary arteries wrap around the entire heart and both lungs . The two main branches are the left coronary artery and right coronary artery. The...
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  • Thumbnail for Circumflex branch of left coronary artery
    of left coronary artery (also known as the left circumflex artery or circumflex artery[citation needed]) is a branch of the left coronary artery. It...
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    Coronary circulation is the circulation of blood in the arteries and veins that supply the heart muscle (myocardium). Coronary arteries supply oxygenated...
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    The left anterior descending artery (also LAD, anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery, or anterior descending branch) is a branch of...
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    In the blood supply of the heart, the right coronary artery (RCA) is an artery originating above the right cusp of the aortic valve, at the right aortic...
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  • Thumbnail for Percutaneous coronary intervention
    Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of the heart...
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    the coronary circulation, the posterior descending artery (PDA), also called the posterior interventricular artery (PIV, PIA, or PIVA), is an artery running...
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    of the heart, the coronary sulcus contains the coronary sinus. The right coronary artery, circumflex branch of left coronary artery, and small cardiac...
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    sulcus, traveling along the left margin of heart towards the apex of the heart. Right marginal branch of right coronary artery Anatomy photo:20:09-0106 at...
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  • Thumbnail for Coronary artery bypass surgery
    Coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG, pronounced "cabbage"), is a surgical procedure to treat coronary artery...
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    wall of the coronary arteries. Less frequently, valvular, heart muscle, or arrhythmia issues are the primary focus of the test. Coronary artery luminal narrowing...
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  • Thumbnail for Coronary thrombosis
    attack. Coronary thrombosis is most commonly caused as a downstream effect of atherosclerosis, a buildup of cholesterol and fats in the artery walls. The...
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  • Thumbnail for Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery
    Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA, Bland-White-Garland syndrome or White-Garland syndrome) is a rare congenital anomaly...
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  • Thumbnail for Acute coronary syndrome
    Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome (a set of signs and symptoms) due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart...
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    percutaneously. A coronary angioplasty is a therapeutic procedure to treat the stenotic (narrowed) coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary heart disease...
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  • A coronary CT calcium scan is a computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart for the assessment of severity of coronary artery disease. Specifically, it...
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  • Thumbnail for Coronary artery ectasia
    Coronary artery ectasia is a rare disease that occurs in only 0.3-4.9% of people in North America. Coronary artery ectasia is characterized by the enlargement...
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    Coronary artery aneurysm is an abnormal dilatation of part of the coronary artery. This rare disorder occurs in about 0.3–4.9% of patients who undergo...
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    carotid artery The arteries of the brain The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery The axilla The axillary artery The brachial artery The...
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    Aorta (category Arteries of the thorax)
    sinuses are also called left-coronary, right-coronary and non-coronary sinuses.: 191  The aortic arch loops over the left pulmonary artery and the bifurcation...
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  • essential coronary arteries are identified: right coronary artery (RCA), left anterior descending artery (LAD) and left circumflex artery (LCx). LAD...
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  • Thumbnail for Myocardial infarction
    heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle...
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  • Thumbnail for Atrial branches of coronary arteries
    branches of right coronary artery derive from the right coronary artery and provide part of the blood supply to the right atrium and left atrium. Although...
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    of individuals, from the left circumflex coronary artery in about 40% of individuals, and in less than 1% of humans, the artery has an anomalous origin...
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    marginal branch of right coronary artery (or right marginal artery) is the largest marginal branch of the right coronary artery. It follows the acute margin...
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  • Thumbnail for Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
    Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon but potentially lethal condition in which one of the coronary arteries that supply the heart...
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  • of four chambers, four valves, two main arteries (the coronary arteries), and the conduction system. The left and right sides of the heart have different...
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  • Thumbnail for Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery
    Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is a rare congenital heart defect in which a coronary artery inappropriately arises from the aorta...
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    posterior interventricular artery in around 7%. distal circumflex branch of left coronary artery in around 4%. The right coronary artery supplies the atrioventricular...
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