Nov 19, 2025 · Diagonal branches of the left anterior descending coronary artery supply blood flow to the anterior and anterolateral walls of the left ventricle. They are usually denoted as D1, D2, D3, etc.

Oct 13, 2025 · The left anterior descending (LAD) artery, also known as the anterior interventricular branch, is one of the two branches of the left coronary artery (the other branch being the circumflex …

Normal coronary artery origins with severe stenosis/occlusion LAD distal to the first diagonal origin, best seen on the curved MPR image. No other obstructive lesions.

May 8, 2025 · The segmental anatomy of the coronary arteries has been originally developed and published by the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and the American Heart Association (AHA). It is …

The coronary arteries usually course epicardially, but in up to 30% of the population, the coronaries may take an intramuscular course. This anomalous intramuscular course is known as bridging and is …

Jun 28, 2024 · The coronary arteries arise from the aortic sinuses immediately distal (superior) to the aortic valve and supply the myocardium with oxygenated blood. The arteries branch to encircle the …

Oct 21, 2025 · The circumflex artery (Cx) is one of the two major coronary arteries that arise from the bifurcation of the left main coronary artery (the other branch being the left anterior descending (LAD) …

Hacking C, Separate left anterior descending artery and left circumflex artery origins. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 06 Dec 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-41421

Nov 2, 2022 · The obtuse marginal (OM) arteries, sometimes referred to as lateral branches, are branch coronary arteries that come off the circumflex artery. There can be one or more obtuse marginal …

Presentation Chest pain on exertion. Smoker. Mother had a myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass grafting at 47 years of age.