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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. 'Absolutely shocked': Mom, 40, says severe chills were sign ...

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   Women and heart attacks. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in women, Dr. Laura Mauri, chief scientific, medical and regulatory officer at Medtronic, a healthcare technology company ...

5. 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

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   Turns out she was suffering from full blockage in her left ascending artery—prompting a heart attack known as a “widowmaker”—which has just a 12% survival rate outside of hospitals for women.

7. 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.

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   UPS Store president shares 4 lessons she learned from surviving a ‘widowmaker’ heart attack. This story was originally featured on Fortune.com. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.

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   A widowmaker heart attack occurs after someone experiences a full blockage of their left anterior descending artery, which is responsible for moving about half the body’s blood to the heart ...