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In [[medicine]], the '''coronary arteries''' are the [[artery|arteries]] that supply blood to the [[heart]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], the '''coronary arteries''' are the [[artery|arteries]] that supply blood to the [[heart]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
{{Image|Grays-image492.gif|right|350px|The coronary arteries on the anterior surface of the heart.}} | |||
Left main coronary | Left main coronary | ||
* [[Left anterior descending]] (LAD) | * [[Left anterior descending]] (LAD) | ||
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** Branches are called the obtuse marginals | ** Branches are called the obtuse marginals | ||
** In a minority of people, the circumflex provides the posterior descending artery. | ** In a minority of people, the circumflex provides the posterior descending artery. | ||
{{Image|Grays-image491.gif|right|350px|The coronary arteries on the posterior surface of the heart.}} | |||
Right coronary | Right coronary | ||
* In most people, the right coronary provides the posterior descending artery. | * In most people, the right coronary provides the posterior descending artery. | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 11 June 2009
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
Acute coronary syndrome
Coronary heart disease
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Coronary artery (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.