MEDICAL
ARTERIES
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LCx
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LAD
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RCA
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LMCA
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Detailed explanation-1: -The circumflex artery is responsible for blood supply to the left atrium and the posterior-lateral aspect of the left ventricle while the LAD supplies blood to the anterior portion of the left ventricle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anatomy of the coronary arteries Left anterior descending artery. It supplies blood to the front (anterior wall) and part of the side (anterolateral wall) of the left ventricle, to the top of the left ventricle, and to most of the wall between the ventricles (interventricular septum).
Detailed explanation-3: -The left anterior descending artery (also LAD, anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery, or anterior descending branch) is a branch of the left coronary artery. It supplies the anterior portion of the left ventricle.
Detailed explanation-4: -It’s called the LAD because is on the left side of the heart (left) it runs down the front wall of the heart (anterior descending). The Left anterior descending artery typically supplies over half of the heart muscle with blood, so twice as much as the other coronary arteries.