The left coronary artery originates at the left ... In 90% of the population, the posterior descending artery (or posterior interventricular artery) branches off from the RCA and runs from the ...

Introduction: Significant coronary atherosclerotic lesions that involve the ostium of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery (Medina 0,1,0) pose unique challenges. The two main techniques used for ...

Background: Coronary artery aneurysm seen in patients undergoing coronary angiography is an uncommon ... ticagrelor and a bolus of intravenous (IV) heparin. An emergent left heart catheterization and ...

The posterior tibial artery (PTA) is a major artery that delivers blood to certain areas of the lower leg. It can be affected by conditions such as atherosclerosis and far less frequently, chronic ...

In the vast majority of patients with angina, their symptoms are caused by typical coronary artery disease (CAD), in which an atherosclerotic plaque is partially obstructing a coronary artery. In ...

Obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD) is a type of heart disease. It occurs when plaque builds up in the large coronary arteries. OCAD can lead to complications, including heart attacks.

The posteromedial papillary muscle has 2 bodies, is smaller in size, and is irrigated only by the posterior descending artery, a branch of the right descending coronary artery, in 90% of cases and by ...

In his fifth decade of life, he had undergone coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) and subsequent stenting of the native left anterior descending ... 31% with inferior, posterior, and apical ...

Bradykinin is of particular interest because it mediates tissue edema by increasing capillary membrane permeability and by stimulating plasma proteins, such as tissue plasminogen activator from ...

Participants were randomized 1:1 to either a QFR-guided strategy or FFR-guided strategy, using a concealed web-based system and stratified by diabetes and presence of a left anterior descending ...