The coronary arteries are an important part of the circulatory system, allowing oxygenated blood to flow into the heart. Coronary artery fistulas are irregular connections between coronary arteries ...

Chest pain is the major symptom of patients with coronary heart disease. Agents that release nitric oxide (NO) within the body can help to treat such angina pectoris attacks because NO dilates ...

The right coronary artery supplies blood to a part of the heart. To do this effectively, it branches off into smaller arteries, such as the conus artery and the sinoatrial nodal branch. Each branch ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—STEMI patients with good coronary collateral circulation undergoing PCI are more likely to be alive at 2 years and have better cardiac function when compared with STEMI patients ...

Although atherosclerosis is considered the most common cause of CAAD in adults, approximately 50% of patients with aneurysms and angina pectoris do not develop obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD ...