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    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.

    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.

    Right coronary

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

    Pathology[edit]

    Acute coronary syndrome[edit]

    For more information, see: Acute coronary syndrome.


    Coronary heart disease[edit]

    For more information, see: Coronary heart disease.


    References[edit]

    1. ↑ Anonymous (2025), Coronary artery (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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