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2. Left anterior descending artery - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Disadvantages include a high rate of complications, such as deep sternal wound infections, in some subgroups of patients—mainly obese and diabetic ones. The left radial artery and left gastroepiploic artery can be also used. Long-term patency is influenced by the type of artery used and intrinsic factors of the cardiac arterial circulation. [41]

4. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   At the 2014 International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Meeting in Boston, Dr. Joseph T McGinn presented a study titled "Minimally Invasive CABG is Safe and Reproducible: Report on the First Thousand Cases," which found a low rate of conversion to sternotomy and low rate of complications. Assessing survival and ...

5. Reperfusion therapy - Wikipedia

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   Several arteries and veins can be used, however internal mammary artery grafts have demonstrated significantly better long-term patency rates than great saphenous vein grafts. [40] In patients with two or more coronary arteries affected, bypass surgery is associated with higher long-term survival rates compared to percutaneous interventions. [41]

6. Coronary catheterization - Wikipedia

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   Coronary angiography of a critical sub-occlusion of the common trunk of the left coronary artery and the circumflex artery. (See arrows) During coronary catheterization (often referred to as a "cath" or "cardiac cath" by physicians), blood pressures are recorded and fluoroscopy ( X-ray motion picture ) shadow-grams of the blood inside the ...

7. Ray Romano reveals that he had a stent put in his heart: 'I ...

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   Romano revealed that he had "just had to have a stent put in" his heart, because "I had 90% blockage" in "the main artery." He added, "I got kinda lucky that we found it."

8. 'I Almost Died of a Severe Artery Blockage—This Is the Sign ...

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9. Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia

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   An introducer needle is inserted into the target artery. Once the access is gained, a "sheath introducer" is inserted to keep the artery open. This procedure is termed percutaneous access. As of 2023, catheter systems used in PCI procedures are often fully integrated medical devices. They are usually referred to as "over the wire" or OTW ...