Coronary arteries function primarily to bring blood to your heart muscle. Without keeping the heart muscle oxygenated, you would be at greater risk of heart disease and heart attacks.

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Because multivessel coronary artery disease may prevent enough blood from reaching the heart, this could lead to conditions such as an acute heart attack, which can have a mortality rate of 5–30%.

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The coronary sinus (CS) refers to a collection of veins that join together to form a large blood vessel. This vein is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.

If a blood clot develops in the aneurysm, it can block the artery and cause a heart attack. The aneurysm can also burst, although this is not as common. In adults, there are various causes of CAA.

Coronary steal syndrome is a condition in which blood is taken from a narrowed artery in the heart and rerouted to — in other words, stolen by — other blood vessels.

New research suggests pericardial fat, the fat around your heart, may be a strong risk factor for heart failure regardless of your body weight.

In their research they compared blood vessels of patients with and without diabetes undergoing heart transplants. The conclusion: The samples from diabetics showed significantly reduced numbers of ...