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Stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery is regarded with considerable anxiety by patients, physicians, and surgeons alike.
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26 paź 2023 · A widowmaker heart attack occurs when a blood clot or plaque completely blocks the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, one of the arteries around the heart. The medical term for a...
11 lut 2015 · LAD stands for left anterior descending artery. It is a coronary artery, which is the name given to arteries that supply the heart muscle with blood. The LAD is considered the most important of the three main coronary arteries and is almost always the largest.
The left anterior descending artery (LAD, or anterior descending branch), also called anterior interventricular artery (IVA, or anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery) [1] is a branch of the left coronary artery. It supplies the anterior portion of the left ventricle. [2]
As the largest coronary artery, the left anterior descending artery supplies a lot of blood to the left side of your heart. This artery is at risk for plaque buildup (atherosclerosis) and coronary artery disease. You may need angioplasty and stenting to open the artery and lower your risk of heart attack.
9 maj 2009 · Contrast-enhanced second harmonic Doppler (ED) is a new ultrasound modality that increases the feasibility of recording blood flow velocity (BFV) in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) using a transthoracic approach. Blood flow velocity convective acceleration is a reliable marker of coronary stenosis and can be used to assess ...
30 lis 2019 · Proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery disease is considered as a high‐risk feature in interventional cardiology attributable to the large area of myocardium it supplies.