To supply oxygenated blood to the back of the heart, the posterior descending artery branches off from one of those main arteries. For an estimated 80% of humans, that artery comes from the right ...

The posterolateral branch is a lower branch of the right coronary artery. It can supply blood to various locations toward the left of the heart. There is a lot of variation in the posterior ...

A study from Stanford researchers identifies the CXCL12 gene as a crucial regulator of the posterior descending artery’s development in the human heart. The findings, which link this gene to heart ...

Another is the pericardial artery, which carries blood to the membrane around the heart. The posterior and superior intercostal arteries are pairs of arteries on both sides of the body that carry ...

In approximately 10% of individuals the left circumflex coronary artery is considered dominant and it supplies a left posterior descending artery. This is considered a “left dominant” system.

Arteries carry blood from the heart, unlike veins, which carry blood to the heart. According to the Cleveland Clinic, if you laid out all of the blood vessels in the circulatory system ...

Sudden narrowing of the coronary arteries—called coronary artery spasms—can lead to chest pain (angina), heart attacks, and ...

The ECG findings of a posterior wall myocardial infarction are different than the typical ST segment elevation seen in other myocardial infarctions. A posterior wall MI occurs when posterior ...

Microplastics are everywhere – even in the fatty deposits called plaque that can build up in the arteries and cause heart disease and strokes. Now researchers in Italy have found that in people ...