Anterior heart arteries
The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. The right
coronary artery supplies the left and right sides of the heart; the
left coronary artery supplies the left side of the heart.
Review Date: 4/23/2009
Reviewed By: Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of
Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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