Coronary Artery Disease, Explained in Less Than 2 Minutes
In this video, learn about coronary artery disease, a heart condition where the coronary arteries — which act like fuel lines to supply blood to the heart — become damaged or diseased.
Your heart is an amazing muscle. It works hard to feed and nourish all the organs in your body. As incredible as the heart is, though, it couldn’t do its job properly without the army of arteries and blood that supports it.
One important part of the heart team are the coronary arteries. These arteries hug the heart and act like fuel lines to supply it with oxygen-rich blood. Sometimes, though, these arteries become diseased or damaged, which affects the flow of blood to the heart. In this video, learn more about coronary artery disease (CAD).
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