Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland., Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart., A small bone in the foot of a horse., Informal shortening of coronary thrombosis, also used generally to mean heart attack.
CAD, which stands for coronary artery disease, is an abnormal condition of the coronary arteries.
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PTCA stands for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
It delievers the blood supply to the heart muscle itself
The function of the coronary arteries and veins is to supply the heart with vital oxygen for it to function. It may also carry trace minerals that help it conduct and contract.
Atherosclerosis
The term "coronary" refers to anything related to the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart muscle itself. These arteries are crucial for delivering oxygen-rich blood, and any blockage or damage can lead to serious conditions such as coronary artery disease or heart attacks. The term is derived from the Latin word "corona," meaning crown, as the arteries encircle the heart like a crown.
Melvin L. Marcus has written: 'The coronary circulationin health and disease' -- subject(s): Coronary Disease, Coronary Vessels, Coronary arteries, Coronary circulation, Coronary heart disease, Physiopathology
Circumflex Branch
The Coronary System is a network of blood vessels which deliver blood to the heart and no other place.Venae cordis (vena = vein + cordis = heart) represents all of the veins associated with the coronary system.
Angioplasty or balloon angioplasty is the medical term meaning passage of a balloon catheter through the lumen of an occluded coronary vessel to compress plaque against the arterial walls.
The coronary sinus runs in the posterior coronary sulcus. In the anterior coronary sulci the stems of the coronary artery run. The circumflex branch of the left and the extension of the right coronary artery that becomes the posterior descending artery run around the coronary sulcus from front to back