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Anatomy of Coronary Vessels

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This chapter presents a description and illustration of the anatomic features of the coronary vessels. It first deals with the typical course and important variations of each major artery and then with anatomy of the veins, both as seen anatomically and in imaging, pairing coronary arteriograms and CT angiograms. Understanding coronary vessels’ anatomy is foundational for the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic heart disease.

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Zeev Vlodaver MD

  2. Department of Cardiology, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    John R. Lesser

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  1. Edgcumbe Place 6, St. Paul, 55116, Minnesota, USA

    Zeev Vlodaver

  2. University of Minnesota, Delaware Street S.E. 420, Minneapolis, 55455, Minnesota, USA

    Robert F. Wilson

  3. 4-112 Nils Hasselmo Hall, University of Minnesota, Church Street S.E. 312, Minneapolis, 55455, Minnesota, USA

    Daniel J. Garry

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Vlodaver, Z., Lesser, J.R. (2012). Anatomy of Coronary Vessels. In: Vlodaver, Z., Wilson, R., Garry, D. (eds) Coronary Heart Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1475-9_1

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