The vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the myocardial tissues The main coronary arteries originate in the aorta and lie on the surface of the heart, with small branching arteries penetrating into the cardiac muscle mass
The coronary arteries are special blood vessels which supply the heart with necessary oxygen and nutrients The heart does not function properly without enough oxygen
The coronary arteries are the arteries on the surface of the heart that provide blood flow to the heart muscle itself
Network of blood vessels that branch off the aorta to supply the heart muscle with oxygen-rich blood There are two main coronary arteries: the right and the left The left splits into two arteries called the circumflex and the left anterior descending (LAD) arteries, thus, the heart is often considered to have three major coronary arteries
The coronary arteries supply freshly oxygenated blood to the heart The heart does not function properly without enough oxygen Insufficient oxygen reaching the heart muscle via coronary arteries may causes angina, heart attack (myocardial infarction), or even death
These are the arteries which feed blood to the heart muscle (Myocardium) itself It is these vessels which become blocked, which cause a heart attack
The arteries that provide blood to the heart muscle The most important of the arteries supplying blood to the heart are the left main, left circumflex, left anterior descending, and right coronary arteries
The two arteries and their branches that rise from the aorta and channel blood to the heart muscle
Either of two arteries that originate in the aorta and supply blood to the muscular tissue of the heart. one of the two arteries that supply blood to the heart
Disease Requiring Surgery (Coronary Bypass) The undergoing of heart surgery to correct narrowing or blockage of one or more coronary arteries with bypass grafts This excludes non-surgical techniques such as balloon angioplasty or laser relief of an obstruction Only artery bypass is covered Since balloon angioplasty and laser relief do not require open heart surgery, these two techniques are not covered by Lifecheque
There are two coronary arteries of the heart - the right coronary artery and the left main coronary artery that then divide into the left circumflex branch and the left anterior descending branch These arteries carry blood and oxygen to the cells of the heart