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Also Known As	coronary arterial system

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X-ray image of coronary artery circulation

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The role of coronary artery disease in heart attack

Removal of thrombus in coronary artery through catheterization(A; top) The right coronary artery (arrow) is injected with an opaque contrast medium through a catheter in the aorta. The artery is completely blocked by a thrombus (blood clot) 1 cm from its origin. (B; middle) The same right coronary artery (arrow) 30 minutes after the start of intravenous thrombolytic treatment; the clot is beginning to dissolve. (C; bottom) The right coronary artery completely unblocked.

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Key People

Fothergill, John

John Fothergill

British physician

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