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Revision as of 11:20, 2 December 2008
In medicine, the coronary arteries are the arteries that supply blood to the heart.[1]
Left main coronary
- Left anterior descending (LAD)
- Branches are called the septals and diagonals
- Ramus intermedius arises from the left main between the LAD and the circumflex in some people.
- Circumflex
- Branches are called the obtuse marginals
- In a minority of people, the circumflex provides the posterior descending artery.
Right coronary
- In most people, the right coronary provides the posterior descending artery.
Pathology
Coronary heart disease
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Coronary artery (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.