coronary artery
noun
: either of two arteries that arise one from the left and one from the right side of the aorta immediately above the semilunar valves and supply the tissues of the heart itself
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Heart disease typically encapsulates several conditions that affect the heart, which include blood vessel disease (coronary artery disease), irregular heartbeats, disease of the heart muscle, and heart valve disease.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
Several heart disorders also increase stroke risk, including coronary artery disease, as well as heart valve defects, atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Weinstein has been treated at Bellevue Hospital for the cancer, in addition to leukemia, diabetes, coronary artery disease and sleep apnea.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
The office lists his causes of death as acute myocardial infarction, effects of smoke inhalation, thermal injuries, and coronary artery atherosclerosis.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
Several heart disorders also increase stroke risk, including coronary artery disease, as well as heart valve defects, atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Weinstein has been treated at Bellevue Hospital for the cancer, in addition to leukemia, diabetes, coronary artery disease and sleep apnea.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
The office lists his causes of death as acute myocardial infarction, effects of smoke inhalation, thermal injuries, and coronary artery atherosclerosis.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Coronary artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coronary%20artery. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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