left anterior descending artery

  • 1Left anterior fascicular block — is a cardiac condition which needs to be distinguished from left bundle branch block.It is caused by only the anterior half of the bundle of His being defective. It is manifest on the ECG by left axis deviation. It is much more common than left… …

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  • 2coronary artery left anterior descending — ramus interventricularis anterior arteriae coronariae sinistrae …

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  • 3Anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus interventricularis anterior arteriae coronariae sinistrae GraySubject = 142 GrayPage = 547 Caption = Sternocostal surface of heart. (Anterior descending branch labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = The… …

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  • 4anterior — [[t]æntɪ͟əriə(r)[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part. [MEDICAL] ...the left anterior descending artery. Ant: posterior …

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  • 5Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …

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  • 6Left coronary artery — Infobox Artery Name = Left coronary artery Latin = arteria coronaria sinistra GraySubject = 142 GrayPage = 547 Caption = Base of ventricles exposed by removal of the atria. (Left coronary artery visible at left.) Caption2 = The arch of the aorta …

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  • 7Coronary artery bypass surgery — Heart bypass redirects here. For the technique to take over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, see Cardiopulmonary bypass. Coronary artery bypass surgery Intervention Early in a coronary artery bypass sur …

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  • 8Conus artery — The conus artery (third coronary artery) is a coronary artery that is present in only 45 percent of human hearts.[1][2] The conus artery may provide collateral blood flow to the heart when the left anterior descending artery is occluded.[3] In… …

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  • 9Internal thoracic artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria thoracica interna, arteria mammaria interna GraySubject = 148 GrayPage = 583 Caption = Right internal thoracic artery and its branches. (Internal mammary artery labeled at upper right.) Caption2 =… …

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  • 10Artery of Adamkiewicz — Artery: Artery of Adamkiewicz Latin rami spinales arteriae vertebralis Supplies lumbar enlargement of lower spinal cord[1] Source abdominal aorta, vertebral artery    …

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