The left circumflex coronary artery arises from the left main coronary artery and supplies the lateral and inferolateral segments of the myocardium. In approximately 10% of individuals the left ...

More tests showed that her left circumflex artery "had a 99% blockage." A piece of plaque that had built up in the artery had detached, blocking nearly all blood flow. "They told my family I was ...

Doctors soon discovered her left circumflex artery was 99 percent blocked, with a piece of detached plaque almost completely stopping blood flow to her heart. She had also had a heart attack.

or anterior interventricular artery) and left circumflex coronary artery (LCX). The left coronary artery continues at the anterior side of the heart between the right and left ventricle.

The left main coronary artery arises from the left coronary cusp and bifurcates into the left anterior descending (LAD) and the left circumflex coronary arteries. Since the left main supplies a ...