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18 sty 2024 · The posterior interventricular artery (posterior descending artery, PDA) is a branch of the right coronary artery. It is also commonly referred to as the inferior interventricular artery, a more accurate name given that it is not located on the posterior surface of the heart.
- Layers of the Heart
This article will discuss the layers of the heart (the...
- Layers of the Heart
17 sty 2024 · A large coronary artery called the posterior interventricular artery, or posterior descending artery (PDA), runs lengthwise along the back of the heart, supplying blood to its posterior (bottom) portion.
In the coronary circulation, the posterior descending artery (PDA), also called the posterior interventricular artery (PIV, PIA, or PIVA), is an artery running in the posterior interventricular sulcus to the apex of the heart where it meets with the left anterior descending artery also known as the anterior interventricular artery.
24 lip 2023 · The posterior interventricular artery (PDA - for posterior descending artery) may arise from the left circumflex artery in 10% of the population, or both the left circumflex artery and right coronary artery in 20% of the population.
The posterior interventricular artery (in 90% of individuals), which supplies the posterior one-third of the interventricular septum, the inferior surface of the right ventricle and a portion of the inferior surface of the left ventricle.
2 wrz 2015 · The origin of the posterior interventricular artery accounts for the termed dominance of the heart. The main function of the posterior interventricular artery is to supply a small posterior aspect of the interventricular septum [7] and the posterior aspect of the right ventricle [6].
24 lip 2023 · The posterior descending artery is responsible for blood supply to the posterior one-third of the interventricular septum. The left anterior descending artery (LAD) supplies the anterior two-thirds of the septum. [2]
