coronary arteries

coronary arteries
arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • Coronary arteries — The vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood rich in oxygen. They are called the coronary arteries because they encircle the heart in the manner of a crown. The word coronary comes from the Latin corona and Greek koron meaning crown. Like… …   Medical dictionary

  • coronary arteries — the arteries supplying blood to the heart. The right and left coronary arteries arise from the aorta, just above the aortic valve, and form branches encircling the heart. See: coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass graft …   The new mediacal dictionary

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  • Артерии Коронарные, Артерии Венечные (Coronary Arteries) — артерии, снабжающие кровью сердечную мышцу. Правая и левая коронарные артерии (right and left coronary arteries) отходят от луковицы и отдают ветви, кровоснабжающие сердце. См. Ангиопластика коронарная. Шунт обходной сосудистый. Источник:… …   Медицинские термины

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  • Coronary artery disease — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a coronary artery with the most common form of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis) and marked luminal narrowing. Masson s trichrome …   Wikipedia

  • Coronary ischemia — is a medical term for not having enough blood through the coronary arteries.[1] Coronary ischemia is linked to heart disease as well as heart attacks.It is also known as cardiac ischemia.[2] Contents 1 Causes 2 Symptoms …   Wikipedia

  • Coronary stent — Intervention An example of a coronary stent. This Taxus stent is labeled as a drug eluting stent. ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

  • Coronary flow reserve — (CFR) is the maximum increase in blood flow through the coronary arteries above the normal resting volume.[1] Its measurement is often used in medicine to assist in the treatment of conditions affecting the coronary arteries and to determine the… …   Wikipedia

  • Coronary steal — (with its symptoms termed cardiac steal syndrome) is a phenomenon where an alteration of circulation patterns lead to a reduction in the blood directed to the coronary circulation.[1] It is caused when there is narrowing of the coronary arteries… …   Wikipedia

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