NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—STEMI patients with good coronary collateral circulation undergoing PCI are more likely to be alive at 2 years and have better cardiac function when compared with STEMI patients ...

The coronary arterial system is composed of three compartments with different functions, although the borders of each compartment cannot be clearly defined anatomically 2 (Figure 1). The proximal ...

Although atherosclerosis is considered the most common cause of CAAD in adults, approximately 50% of patients with aneurysms and angina pectoris do not develop obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD ...

The right coronary artery supplies blood to a part of the heart. To do this effectively, it branches off into smaller arteries, such as the conus artery and the sinoatrial nodal branch. Each branch ...

Heart disease remains one of the leading health concerns worldwide, with coronary artery disease (CAD) being a major contributor. CAD occurs when the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle become ...

Depressed patients have more frequent chest pain even in the absence of coronary artery disease, according to results. The findings suggest that pain and depression may share a common neurochemical ...