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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Coronary Artery Disease

Found a great website discussing coronary artery disease.  Take a look!

Coronary Artery Disease

One of my goals when I discovered I needed open heart surgery was to educate myself & others!  Here are some interesting details:


The three major coronary arteries (Left Anterior Descending (LAD), Circumflex (Circ) and Right Coronary Artery (RCA)) and their respective branches each supply a designated portion of the heart, as follows: The LAD supplies blood to the front (anterior) portion of the heart and the septum (muscle partition that separates the Left Ventricle (LV) and Right Ventricle (RV)). The Circ supplies the back (posterior) portion of the LV. The RCA supplies the bottom (inferior) portion of the ventricle and also the RV in 90% of cases. In the other 10%, the Circ sends a branch to the inferior wall of the LV.

It was about 40 years since my health class in high school & my memory of the heart details had faded into other subjects like chemistry, English Lit, & Sociology!  The only heart concerns I had is when several girls broke my heart!  The LAD, which was 60% blocked, Circ was 50% and the RCA was 99% blocked!!!

Why me?  Here are the risk factors!


Major risk factors for developing CAD include:

  • Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol level, particularly the "bad" component known as Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL))
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetes
  • Cigarette smoking
  • Strong family history of CAD
  • Male gender, obesity, age above 50 years, lack of exercise, stress and tension can also predispose to the development of atherosclerosis

Which ones got me?  #1 - high cholesterol, #5 - family history, & #6 - stress & tension!

So, take a look!  And keep learning!


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