Coronary artery

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In medicine, the coronary arteries are the arteries that supply blood to the heart.[1]

The coronary arteries on the anterior surface of the heart.
The coronary arteries on the anterior surface of the heart.

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.
The coronary arteries on the posterior surface of the heart.
The coronary arteries on the posterior surface of the heart.

Right coronary

  • In most people, the right coronary provides the posterior descending artery.

Contents

Pathology

Acute coronary syndrome

For more information, see: Acute coronary syndrome.


Coronary heart disease

For more information, see: Coronary heart disease.


References

  1. ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Coronary artery (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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