What part of the heart does the Anterior Interventricular Artery supply with nut

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What part of the heart does the Anterior Interventricular Artery supply with nutrients? What would happen if there were a blockage to the Anterior Interventricular Artery? What do you think would happen to blood flow to the body if this blockage occurred? Bypass surgery occurs in these arteries, but what exactly is bypass surgery? When a person puts on body weight in the form of fat, they also accumulate more adipose tissue around the heart. What do you notice about the location of the adipose tissue, and what type of people tend to have bypass surgery? Do you think this surgery is going to be easier or harder to perform on this population?

Explanation / Answer

a). The Anterior Interventricular Artery (AIV) (a sub branch of left coronary artery) supplies the interventricular septum, anterolateral myocardium and apex of the heart.

b). A blockage to the Anterior Interventricular Artery causes blockage of blood supply to heart, which causes myocardial death, ultimately causing heart attack.

c). The heart fails to supply blood to the body organs during heart attack.

d). This condition is generally treated by bypass surgery, in which the blocked artery is bypassed by placing a loop (graft tissue) thus, connecting the disturbed branches to restore the blood supply. The blocked vessel m sometimes removed and replaced with a graft vessel.

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