In last week's article , we discussed the anatomy of the coronary circulation in humans. Today, we will see how this coronary system can be affected by disease, and how this affects normal life. Almost every one of us has heard of, and known friends and relatives who have suffered from, angina, a heart attack , ischemic heart disease or a coronary. All of these conditions are due to disease of the coronary arteries that supply the muscle of the heart itself with blood, oxygen and nutrients so that it can work normally. It is a disease that causes thickening and stiffness of the wall of the artery, leading to serious consequences.
Atherosclerosis affects medium and large sized arteries in the body.
The involvement of the arteries is usually located at bifurcations - places where the artery branches into two. Text, graphics, and HTML code are protected by US and International Copyright Laws, and may not be copied, reprinted, published, translated, hosted, or otherwise distributed by any means without explicit permission.