The left circumflex coronary artery arises from the left main coronary artery and supplies the lateral and inferolateral segments of the myocardium. In approximately 10% of individuals the left ...

The right coronary artery arises from the right coronary cusp and is the dominant coronary vessel in 80% of individuals (dominance refers to the coronary vessel that supplies the posterior ...

As plaque (cholesterol deposits) builds up in coronary arteries, calcium is also deposited. A low-dose CT scan can measure the amount of calcium. Ideally, you would have a score of 0, and the higher ...

"And if we know the development pathways of these important arteries, then we can perhaps regrow them by reintroducing these pathways in a diseased heart." Several coronary arteries deliver blood ...