The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. The right coronary artery supplies the left and right sides of the heart; the left coronary artery supplies the left side of the heart.
Reviewed last on: 4/23/2009
Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.