Coronary Vessels Flashcards
Where do the coronary arteries arise from?
Aorta sinsues
Where are the coronary arteries located?
In the coronary sulcus
Where is the coronary sulcus located?
Between the atria and the ventricles
What are we looking for in a coronary angiography?
Narrowing in the wall of the coronary artery
What does the right coronary artery supply?
SA node
Right marginal artery
AV nodal branch
Posterior interventricular artery/posterior descending artery
What does the left coronary artery/left main stem vessel supply?
Left anterior descending/anterior interventricular artery
Diagonal artery
Circumflex artery
What is the artery most commonly narrowed in coronary artery disease?
Anterior interventricular artery/Left anterior descending artery
What does dominance of the heart entail?
Refers to the origin of the posterior interventricular artery which is supplied by either the right or left coronary artery
What are the 3 tributaries of the coronary sinus?
Great cardiac vein
Middle cardiac vein
Small cardiac vein
