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 ...

The left main coronary artery arises from the left coronary cusp and bifurcates into the left anterior descending (LAD) and the left circumflex coronary arteries. Since the left main supplies a ...

(A–C) Angiograms of the left coronary artery (anteroposterior, cranial projection) showing total occlusion of the LAD (black arrow). The systolic left ventricular function in this patient was ...

According to doctors, a blockage in the LAD can lead to a fatal heart attack, known as the widow maker. As the largest coronary artery, the LAD supplies a lot of blood to the left side of the heart.

The 3D CT data set can be evaluated by various post-processing techniques. Multiplanar reconstructions allow visualization of any cross-section through the volume. Oblique as well as curved cross ...

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Coronary angiography was performed at once and demonstrated a traumatic proximal LAD dissection ... Acute coronary artery injuries after blunt trauma to the chest are rare and life-threatening.