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A blood vessel that branches off the left coronary artery and encircles the heart muscle. This artery supplies blood to the outer side and back...

Typical constellation of physical and laboratory findings that may be seen as part of a primary disease process....

Heart failure presenting with accumulation of fluids inside the lungs, liver, abdomen and lower body parts....

The network of blood vessels that branch off the aorta to supply the heart muscle with oxygen-rich blood. There are two main coronary arteries: the...

Also CABG. A surgical procedure performed to shunt blood around a narrowing or blockage in the coronary arteries of the heart. It involves using a...

Also CAD. Impedance or blockage of one or more coronary arteries, usually due to atherosclerosis.  Common symptoms are chest pain or discomfort which may travel...