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Widow maker is an alternative name for the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery. [9] [3] The name widow maker may also apply to the left coronary artery [10] or severe occlusions to that artery. [11] [12] This term is used because the left main coronary and/or the left anterior descending supply blood to large areas of ...
The left coronary artery (LCA, also known as the left main coronary artery, or left main stem coronary artery) is a coronary artery that arises from the aorta above the left cusp of the aortic valve, and supplies blood to the left side of the heart muscle.
Ritter's official cause of death was an undetected aortic dissection, when the body's main artery, aka the aorta, tears. However, doctors initially thought the actor was experiencing a heart attack.
“The artery is the left anterior descending artery … the widow maker.” ‘Picture of health’ Over the years, Prewitt enjoyed exercise, running hundreds of 5Ks, two marathons and ...
The aorta (/ eɪ ˈ ɔːr t ə / ay-OR-tə; pl.: aortas or aortae) is the main and largest artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart, branching upwards immediately after, and extending down to the abdomen, where it splits at the aortic bifurcation into two smaller arteries (the common iliac arteries).
Ray Romano says he had stent put in heart artery after 90% blockage.
Widow-Maker, Pecos Bill's horse in American folklore; Widowmaker, a military unit in Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 3; Widow-maker, a Decepticon heavy from Marvel's Transformers franchise; Widowmaker , a character from the 2016 video game; The Widowmaker, an ace starfighter pilot in the video game Colony Wars: Vengeance
Ray Romano is a cholesterol convert after a brush with the so-called widowmaker, saying he should have been on statins years ago like his doctor urged.