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left anterior descending artery

左前(ひだりぜん)下(か)行(こう)枝(し)

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The left anterior descending artery (also LAD, anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery, or anterior descending branch) is a branch of the left coronary artery. Blockage of this artery is often called the widow-maker infarction due to a high death risk.

例

  1. Because John's left anterior descending artery was partially blocked, we decided to insert a stent.

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