I am doing a case study for nursing school about MI and I don't know what LAD is, HELP!!!!
2006-10-03 19:18:02 · 6 answers · asked by trajan 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
left anterior descending artery
2006-10-03 19:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by phattygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LAD- Left anterior discenting artery. Left coronary artery branches off into two arteries immediately after leaving aorta. The anterior artery is called LAD and the posterior artery is called Left circumflex (LCX). Left coronary artery is more important because it supplies oxygen to the left side of the heart including left ventricle which pumps blood to the entire human body (systemic circulation).
Please note that I am not a medical professional.
2006-10-03 22:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The LAD probably referrs to the left anterior descending coronary artery, one of two arteries (along with the circumflex) that branch off from the left main coronary artery. The LAD feeds a large portion of the left ventricle and thus is probably the most important of the three coronary arteries.
2006-10-03 20:02:11 · answer #3 · answered by The Doc 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can mean a few things: Leukocyte adhesion defect, Left Anterior Descending (coronary artery), Left Axis Deviation
2006-10-03 19:40:54 · answer #4 · answered by Tiffanie G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talking about MI :mostly = left anterior descending coronay artery..
if talking about EKG, mostly= left axis deviation
2006-10-04 06:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by white skull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
left anterior descending
2006-10-03 19:46:18 · answer #6 · answered by dimoom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋