disease: narrowing of arteries that encircle the heart resulting in inadequate blood supply to the heart muscle
The arteries that deliver blood to the heart itself There are three major coronary arteries
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