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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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A heart attack is when one of the coronary arteries becomes blocked.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Most participants who had atherosclerosis in their coronary arteries also showed plaque in the carotid or femoral arteries.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

When I had my heart attack, they put three stents in my coronary arteries and blah, blah, blah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

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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