The widow maker heart attack symptoms
The widow maker heart attack symptoms
Dangers of a Widowmaker Heart Attack - Cleveland Clinic...
What Happens If The Left Anterior Descending Artery Is Blocked?
The left anterior descending artery branches off the left coronary artery and supplies blood to the front of the left side of the heart.
The circumflex artery branches off the left coronary artery and encircles the heart muscle. This artery supplies blood to the lateral side and back of the heart.
How important is the left anterior descending artery?
It provides the major blood supply to the interventricular septum, and thus bundle branches of the conducting system.
Hence, blockage of this artery due to coronary artery disease can lead to impairment or death (infarction) of the conducting system.
What area of the heart does the LAD supply?
Left Anterior Descending artery (LAD) – supplies the front and bottom of the left ventricle and the front of the septum.
Can the left main artery be stented?
However some patients with advanced coronary artery disease are candidates for a procedure called left main