Cardiovascular system
Left coronary artery
Arteria coronaria sinistra
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Trunk
- Side
- Left
- Part of
- Arteries of heart
DescriptionUnreviewed
The left coronary artery (abbreviated LCA) is a coronary artery that arises from the aorta above the left cusp of the aortic valve, and feeds blood to the left side of the heart muscle.
It is also known as the left main coronary artery (abbreviated LMCA) and the left main stem coronary artery (abbreviated LMS).
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Arteria coronaria sinistra
- English
- Left coronary artery
- French
- Artère coronaire gauche
- Spanish
- Arteria coronaria izquierda
- Portuguese
- Artéria coronária esquerda