The coronary arterial system is composed of three compartments with different functions, although the borders of each compartment cannot be clearly defined anatomically 2 (Figure 1). The proximal ...

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 ...

Myocardial regeneration for endogenous cardioprotection is an attractive treatment option. The mechanisms by which cardiac cell therapy could induce myocardial regeneration and, ultimately, recovery ...

Physician researchers suspect that some cases of coronary artery spasm go unrecognized and are incorrectly treated with stents. The good news – there could be a simple fix to eliminate these ...