NEET PG Medical – 2016 – Question – 66
Which is the widow’s artery in myocardial infarction?
a) Left anterior descending artery
b) Right coronary artery
c) Posterior interventricular artery
d) Left circumflex artery
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Correct Answer – A
Ans, A. Left anterior descending artery
The anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery, (also left anterior descending artery (LAD), or anterior descending branch) is a branch of the left coronary artery.
Occlusion of this artery is often called the widow-maker infarction and hence this artery is called a widow’s artery.
