The Lifeline Network – Understanding the Arterial Supply of the Heart

The heart is like a bustling city, and its coronary arteries are the essential highways delivering oxygen and nutrients to keep everything running smoothly. But what happens when these roads get blocked? In this episode of Optimal Anesthesia Insights, we break down the right coronary artery (RCA), left anterior descending (LAD), and left circumflex (LCx), exploring their territories and clinical significance.

Join us as we discuss how coronary dominance impacts ischemia, why the LAD is called the "widow-maker", and how RCA occlusion affects conduction pathways, leading to bradycardia or AV blocks. We also provide key anesthesia considerations for managing patients with coronary artery disease, inferior wall MI, and anterior wall MI.

Tune in to make cardiac anatomy easy to understand and clinically relevant! Visit OptimalAnesthesia.com for more insights and resources.

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