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coronary arteries

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  1. The two arteries that supply blood to the heart tissue.


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The Northern Trust say they currently offer it to heart failure patients who have had an ischaemic event, which is disruption of blood flow to the heart caused by disease of the coronary arteries.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2024

Coronary heart disease, where a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries interrupts the blood supply to the heart, is one of the most common forms of cardiovascular disease.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2024

Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian human rights activist who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, began a hunger strike on Monday, after she was denied hospital treatment for two blocked coronary arteries, her family said.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2023

But the wrong mix of microbes can churn out chemicals that flood your bloodstream and build plaque in your coronary arteries.

From Washington Post Sep. 20, 2022

One of the results of arteriosclerosis of the coronary arteries, angina pectoris, demands prompt treatment.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield

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