KNES 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Great Saphenous Vein, Coronary Sinus, Duodenum

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Coronary arteries are the first branches off the aorta, immediately above the aortic semilunar valve. The right coronary artery supplies the right atrium and most of the right ventricle. The left coronary artery supplies the left atrium, most of the left ventricle, and part of the right ventricle. Blood supply overlaps in many areas of the heart. The redundancy is important so that if there is a blockage in an artery there is still a way for that area of the heart to get blood. Enters either the small, middle, or great vein. They then converge at the coronary sinus which dumps into the right atrium. Small vein is on the left, middle vein is in the middle, great vein is on the right. Bypass surgery uses either the internal thoracic artery or great saphenous vein to go from the aorta to the artery, just past the blockage. A blockage can also be dealt with using a stent (scaffolding)

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