47+ Coronary Arteries And Veins Of The Heart Background. Coronary heart disease (chd), or coronary artery disease, develops when the coronary arteries become too narrow. Coronary arteries supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle, and cardiac veins drain away the blood once it has been deoxygenated.

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A very fast ct scanner takes pictures as the dye moves through the coronary arteries. It accompanies anterior interventricular and circumflex arteries to join the left end of the coronary sinus. The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle.

A doctor will inject the tracers into the vein.

Supplies oxygenated blood to the walls of the. This can lead to a heart attack and possibly death. It is sometimes called coronary heart disease or plaque is made up of deposits of cholesterol and other substances in the artery. Coronary artery disease (cad) causes impaired blood flow in the arteries that supply blood to the heart.