Additional smaller branches of the coronary arteries include the obtuse marginal (OM), septal perforator (SP), and diagonals. Since coronary arteries deliver blood to the heart muscle, any coronary ...

When you have coronary artery disease (CAD), plaque buildup has caused your arteries to become narrow. This makes it hard for your blood vessels to properly bring oxygen-rich blood to your heart.

Lower socioeconomic status is associated with higher rates of death from coronary artery disease compared to higher ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — Metal exposure from environmental pollution is associated with increased calcium buildup in the coronary arteries at a level comparable to traditional risk factors, according to ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...

A study carried out at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid, Spain provides crucial ...

Exposure to metals, essential or not, was associated with the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis, according to ...

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 ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD)—sometimes also called coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease—is a type of heart disease that occurs when the blood vessels (also called arteries) that feed the ...

Lower socioeconomic status is associated with higher rates of death from coronary artery disease compared to higher ...

Abdominal aortic calcification was linked to coronary artery calcium score among patients undergoing liver transplant.

Second, origin of the coronary–cameral fistula from the OM branch of LCx and distal LAD and draining ... It originates from the right coronary artery or left anterior descending coronary artery or ...