| corona | the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart |
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| corona | open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart |
| corona | a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls |
| corona | open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart |
| corona | open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart |
| corona | a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems |
| corona | inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions |
| corona | inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles |
| corona | occlusion of a coronary artery caused either by progressive atherosclerosis or by a blood clot |
| corona | a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart |
| corona | obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) |
| corona | sclerosis of the arterial walls |