- Coronary Arteries Explained - 🫀The main blood vessels that supply oxygen-rich blood & nutrients to the heart muscle Right Coronary Artery (RCA) → supplies blood to the right ventricle, the base of the heart, & part of the interventricular septum Left Coronary Artery (LCA) → branches into the circumflex artery & the left anterior descending artery Circumflex Artery → supplies blood to the back & side of the left ventricle Left Anterior Descending Artery (LAD) → supplies blood to the front and

Today, Dr. Abhishek Shukla explained the medical rationale and procedure behind performing angioplasty in patients experiencing a heart attack (myocardial infarction). During a heart attack, one or more coronary arteries become blocked, cutting off the blood supply to a portion of the heart muscle. As a result, the affected heart muscles begin to die due to oxygen deprivation, leading to the severe chest pain known as angina. The first step in management is performing an electrocardiogram (ECG)