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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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    the heart where it meets with the left anterior descending artery also known as the anterior interventricular artery. The PDA supplies the posterior third...
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    the left anterior descending artery, and the left circumflex artery. The part that is between the aorta and the bifurcation only is known as the left main...
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    artery Left anterior descending artery Left circumflex artery Posterior descending artery Ramus or intermediate artery Right coronary artery Right marginal...
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    artery. The larger left anterior descending artery (LAD), is the second major branch arising from the left coronary artery. It follows the anterior interventricular...
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    thoracic artery (ITA), also known as the internal mammary artery, is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts. It is a paired artery, with...
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    electrocardiographic manifestation of critical proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery stenosis in people with unstable angina. Originally...
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    intraventricular conduction defect seen in acute anterior myocardial infarction, and the left anterior descending artery is usually the culprit vessel. It can be...
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    In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) (English: /kəˈrɒtɪd/) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood;...
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    of the middle colic artery; it also forms anastomoses with the descending branch (of the left colic artery).: 1196  The descending branch passes inferolaterally...
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    hypogastric artery The external iliac artery The arteries of the lower extremity The femoral artery The popliteal artery The anterior tibial artery The arteria...
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    posterior intercostal arteries on each side of the body. The anterior intercostal arteries are branches of the internal thoracic artery and its terminal branch...
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    coronary artery bypass (OPCAB), these anastomoses are constructed while the heart is still beating. The anastomosis supplying the left anterior descending branch...
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    Anterolateral muscle blood supply: left anterior descending artery - diagonal branch (LAD) and left circumflex artery - obtuse marginal branch (LCX) Posteromedial...
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    Heart (redirect from Anterior wall of heart)
    coronary artery splits shortly after leaving the aorta into two vessels, the left anterior descending and the left circumflex artery. The left anterior descending...
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  • The anterior tibial artery is an artery of the leg. It carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal...
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    right and the left main pulmonary artery. The left main pulmonary artery is shorter than the right, passes behind and downwards the descending aorta and above...
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    the artery of Adamkiewicz (also arteria radicularis magna) is the largest anterior segmental medullary artery. It typically arises from a left posterior...
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    had shown that microscopic fatty streaks were seen in the left anterior descending artery in over 50% of children aged 10–14 and 8% had even more advanced...
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    supplied by the IMA are the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and part of the rectum. The IMA arises from the anterior aspect of the abdominal aorta...
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    subclavian artery travels laterally, passing between anterior and middle scalene muscles, with the anterior scalene (scalenus anterior) on its anterior side...
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    Common causes include aortic or pulmonary regurgitation and left anterior descending artery stenosis. Mid-diastolic murmurs start after S2 and end before...
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    Branches include: Deep auricular artery Anterior tympanic artery Middle meningeal artery Inferior alveolar artery which gives off its mylohyoid branch...
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    Wellens' syndrome is caused by the injury or blockage of the left anterior descending artery, therefore resulting in symmetrical T wave inversions from...
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    emergent coronary angioplasty with a stent placed in his proximal left anterior descending artery. Afterwards he retired from high altitude mountaineering, but...
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  • calcification. For example, a "speck" of coronary calcification in the left anterior descending artery measures 4 square millimeters and has a peak density of 270...
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    the anterior interventricular artery, which is a septal branch of the left anterior descending artery, which is a branch of left coronary artery. The...
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    abdominal aorta is the largest artery in the abdominal cavity. As part of the aorta, it is a direct continuation of the descending aorta (of the thorax). The...
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  • the anterior interventricular septum and a small area neighboring the course of the left anterior descending artery. The left main coronary artery begins...
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    arteries. Superficial femoral artery The descending genicular artery is a small branch that arises from the femoral artery near its termination within the...
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