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 ...

One of the most common signs that arteries might be blocked is chest pain, often called angina. People often describe it as a ...

As plaque (cholesterol deposits) builds up in coronary arteries, calcium is also deposited. A low-dose CT scan can measure the amount of calcium. Ideally, you would have a score of 0, and the higher ...

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) affects the coronary arteries, which deliver blood to the myocardium. CAD symptoms include stable angina, reviewed here, and acute coronary syndromes ...

Whenever possible, one stent should be used for the treatment of coronary artery bifurcation lesions (lesions without the side branch involvement such as 1m lesions are best suited to one stent ...

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 ...