The latter three fall in the ACS category and are reviewed in detail elsewhere ... descending originating from the right coronary cusp, the right coronary artery arising from the left main ...

Coronary artery disease, CAD, is a condition where the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle become clogged and narrow, making it difficult for blood and oxygen to reach the muscles of ...

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 ...

This distinction is important for technical decision making, which is discussed later in detail. This classification ... be used for the treatment of coronary artery bifurcation lesions (lesions ...

An inferior wall MI — also known as IWMI, or inferior MI, or inferior ST segment elevation MI, or inferior STEMI — occurs when inferior myocardial tissue supplied by the right coronary artery ...

A new study by researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City aims to determine the best method to screen and evaluate ...

BACKGROUND: Shared genetic and lifestyle risk factors may underlie the development of both coronary artery disease (CAD) and dementia. We examined whether an increased genetic risk for CAD is ...