The left anterior descending coronary artery (a.k.a. LAD, interventricular artery or the “widow maker”) supplies the anterior, anterolateral, anteroapical and apical segments of the left ...

"Widowmaker" is an informal term describing a type of heart attack that is particularly dangerous and potentially fatal, as it involves 100% blockage of the left anterior coronary artery (LAD).

The LAD artery supplies a large portion of the blood to the left side of the heart. He needed a stent to keep the artery open and blood flowing. But when his doctor tried to place it, he couldn't.

Within the anterior interventricular groove, the GCV runs parallel to the LAD, from the apex toward the heart base. At the bifurcation of the left coronary artery, the GCV makes a 90° turn and ...

subsequently treated with stent deployment in the LAD (infarction artery), but where lesions are still present in the remainder of the vessels. The main issue is what to do with the LAD ...