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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. Single mom, 49, recalls first signs of widowmaker heart ... - AOL

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   Specifically, Casalan Bittle had a 100% blockage in the main artery in the heart (the left anterior descending artery), a condition sometimes called a widow-maker heart attack. Doctors placed a ...

4. Dad, 48, recalls the subtle symptom he had for a year leading ...

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   “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 ...

5. Can shoulder pain be a sign of a heart attack? Here's what ...

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   When this particular artery is involved, the consequences often are dire, and it is often referred to as the “widow maker. ... in the “widow maker” artery. I say, “up to a point” because ...

6. De Winter syndrome - Wikipedia

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   de Winter syndrome is an electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern which often represents sudden near blockage of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). [1] [5] Symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, and sweating. [1] While typically due to blockage of the LAD, other arteries of the heart may be involved. [1]

7. Widow maker - Wikipedia

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   Widowmaker (forestry), any loose overhead debris such as limbs or tree tops that may fall at any time Widow maker (medicine), a nickname used to describe a highly stenotic left main coronary artery or proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery of the heart, which is very often fatal

8. Toni Braxton says she "should be dead" after dismissing heart ...

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   Toni Braxton reveals a recent health scare where she needed a stent placed to prevent a widow-maker heart attack. She has been candid about her lupus diagnosis. ... the largest artery in the heart

9. Coronary occlusion - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms include chest pain or angina, shortness of breath, and fatigue. [6]A completely blocked coronary artery will cause a heart attack. [6] Common heart attack symptoms include chest pain or angina, pain or discomfort that spreads to the shoulder, arm, back, neck jaw, teeth or the upper belly, cold sweats, fatigue, heartburn, nausea, shortness of breath, or lightheadedness.