Coronary Artery Disease

The left anterior descending coronary artery (a.k.a. LAD, interventricular artery or the “widow maker”) supplies the anterior, anterolateral, anteroapical and apical segments of the left ventricular myocardium.

Congenital coronary anomalies are quite common and frequently have no clinical consequence. On occasion, a “malignant” anomaly can occur resulting in myocardial ischemia, angina and even sudden cardiac death.

The Goetz sign is typically seen during right ventriculography in the setting of a patent ductus arteriosus.

The Bland-White-Garland Syndrome is a congintal coronary anamaly in which the left main coronary artery arises from the pulmonary artery.

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) affects the coronary arteries, which deliver blood to the myocardium.