coronary arteries
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She stated the actual cause of death was narrowing and "calcification of his coronary arteries due to old age".
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
The most common cause of heart failure is blockage of coronary arteries that leads to death of the cardiomyocyte heart muscle cells.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
They said testing revealed serious blockages in all her coronary arteries and told her, “You’re going to need open-heart surgery,” Ms. Mosson recalled.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024
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
Etiology not certain but almost always associated with arteriosclerosis of the coronary arteries and also aortic regurgitation.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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