Most people have right-dominant hearts—which to a doctor or a researcher means they have an artery that extends from the ...

The left coronary artery continues at the anterior side of the heart between the right and left ventricle. Several diagonal branches cross the left ventricular anterior wall (Figure 2).

The heart muscle needs oxygen-rich blood to do its job. The vessels that feed the heart are called coronary arteries (shown in the diagram right) and they branch off from the body’s main artery, the ...

For decades, the clinical approach to coronary artery disease has been centred on the acute effects of coronary occlusion and ...

Collaterals are usually small vessels that connect to an occluded distal vessel from sub-branches of ... originating from the right coronary cusp, the right coronary artery arising from the ...

Frequently, a left bundle branch block is seen on the ... artery can occur including arising from the right coronary cusp or the pulmonary artery. Congenital absence of the left main is common ...

For decades, the management of coronary artery disease has focused on epicardial obstruction and ischaemia, which is often recognised too late for long-term intervention. This approach limits the ...

BACKGROUND: Shared genetic and lifestyle risk factors may underlie the development of both coronary artery disease (CAD) and ...

Carotid artery disease is similar to coronary ... branch off from the aorta (the largest artery in the body) a short distance from the heart, and extend upward through the neck carrying oxygen-rich ...

Despite advances in its understanding and treatment, coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Acute coronary syndromes most commonly result as a consequence of the rupture ...

Abd-Elmoniem, Ph.D., M.H.S., staff scientist in NIDDK's Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch. "This research shows the ...