coronary

Examples

• All

• Forty-nine years old, largely sedentary; perhaps it was inevitable she should suffer a coronary.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Very early reperfusion of the occluded coronary artery (within 30 min) may lead to full recovery of ischemic tissue and thus prevent necrosis.

  Academic text (2000)

• We're gonna transfer him to the coronary unit.

  The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

• And, and and recently I found out that I have my my right coronary artery.

• The people in all groups with known coronary artery disease or stroke.

• Each year in the UK, about 80,000 coronary angioplasties and CABGs are performed.

  Academic text (2012)

• For example, a hospital receives the same payment for DRG 107, coronary bypass surgery, regardless of its use of resources for that particular case.

  Academic text (1994)

• And that's what the coronary artery calcium scan actually looks for, is the calcium build up in these plaques in your heart arteries.

• Repeat echocardiogram at 6 weeks revealed a left coronary artery diameter of 2.5 mm, which persisted until the last scan at the age of 18 months.

  Academic text (2007)

• The doctor explained that a blockage in a coronary artery can lead to serious heart problems.

Synonyms

C

coronary artery

vscoronary

• Specialized

14 3.9

An artery that carries blood to the heart muscle

is used more broadly for blood vessels supplying the heart not only that one

A

arteria coronaria

vscoronary

• Specialized

6.2

A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart muscle

is a general term for a blood vessel that can mean that specific vessel

Compounds

C

coronary artery

• Specialized

14 3.9

An artery that carries blood to the heart muscle

C

coronary artery disease

• Specialized

6 3.3

Arteries that bring blood to the heart become narrow or blocked by cholesterol and fat

C

coronary bypass

• Specialized

3 4.4

Surgery that uses a blood vessel to carry blood past a blocked heart artery and restore blood flow

C

coronary heart disease

• Specialized

3 2.7

A disease where arteries to the heart become narrow or blocked, causing less blood to reach the heart

C

coronary thrombosis

• Specialized

1 4.4

A blood clot that blocks a blood vessel to the heart and causes a heart attack

C

coronary artery bypass graft

• Specialized

1 4.6

A surgery that uses a healthy blood vessel to go around a blocked heart artery and restore blood flow

C

coronary bypass surgery

• Specialized

1 4.2

An operation using a healthy blood vessel to go around a blocked artery in the heart and restore blood flow

C

coronary care unit

• Specialized

1 3.5

A hospital department that gives close care to people with serious heart problems

R

right coronary artery

• Specialized

1 4.1

A blood vessel that carries blood to the right side of the heart

C

coronary occlusion

• Specialized

1 6.0

A blocked artery in the heart that can cause a heart attack

C

coronary sinus

• Specialized

1 7.0

A short vein that collects blood from the heart muscle and carries it to the right atrium

L

left coronary artery

• Specialized

1 4.2

Main artery from the aorta that gives blood to the left side of the heart

C

coronary failure

• Specialized

5.1

A condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood for the body

C

coronary insufficiency

• Specialized

5.8

Not enough blood flows to the heart muscle, causing chest pain

M

minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery

• Specialized

4.8

An operation using small tools and a camera to bypass blocked blood vessels while the heart beats

P

port-access coronary bypass surgery

• Specialized

6.0

An operation on the heart using small cuts and cameras to bypass blocked arteries while a machine keeps blood moving

Surface Forms

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