2006-06-12 13:29:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Left Anterior Descending Artery
Cause many times people get heartattacks due to blockage in this artery, and it happens both fast and unexpectedly.
2006-06-12 13:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by Corey R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curious is correct. The left main is traditionally called the widow maker because it is a larger feeder artery to nearly the entire left side of the heart (the side that pumps blood throughout your entire body). One of the arteries it feeds is the LAD (left anterior descending).
2006-06-12 14:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by c_schumacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Left main. The main bloodflow the heart muscle branches off from that artery. Unless your are in the presence of a cardiothoracic surgeon, you better hope it does't clot hence the name widow maker.
2006-06-12 14:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by daweeney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Left Main
2006-06-12 13:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a CT scan of my heart to check for coronary calcium. My score for the LAD was 31.59. All the other arteries were 0.00. My Dr. wants me to take a statin med but I'm scared of statins, I exercise 3,4 times a week and I'm not over weight. I'm a 64 yr. old female with no health problems .
2014-11-07 15:47:15 · answer #5 · answered by Debbie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a cardiologist and in our cath lab, a tight lesion in the proximal left anterior descending is called a widow maker.
2006-06-12 15:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by Amy P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
specific part of heart-never heard that "widow maker" had anything to do with a "specific part" of the heart.
2006-06-12 13:33:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋