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Where would a blood clot in which artery of the coronary circulation would be more likely to cause sudden death?
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∙ 14y ago
The right coronary artery would more likely cause sudden death. The RCA supplies all of the right ventricle and more than a quarter of the left ventricle; therefore, blood clotting in the RCA would affect more than half of the heart.
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