Does The Left Anterior Descending Artery Tend To Get More Plaqued Up Than The Other Major Heart Arteries?

Posted on Sun, 7 Jul 2013

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Question : Yes, and THANK YOU ! QUESTION: Does the Left Anterior Descending Artery tend to get more plaqued up than
the other major heart arteries ?

XXXXX

Answered by Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar (-4 hours later)

Dear XXXXX

thanks for your query.Indeed if they ever ask you a medical jeopardy question the left anterior descendant is the most commonly affected epicardial artery by coronary disease, obstructive or non obstructive. It supplies the major proportion of the heart and it is no coincidence for it to be called the widow maker

truly yours

Dr Brenes Salazar
Cardiology
Mayo Clinic MN

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