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Left marginal artery
Introduction
The left marginal artery (or obtuse marginal artery) is a branch of the circumflex artery, originating at the posterior interventricular sulcus, traveling along the left margin of heart towards the apex of the heart.
External links
External links
- Template:GPnotebook
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs – “Heart: The Left Coronary Artery and its Branches”
- Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs – “Posterior view of the heart.”
- Definition at medcyclopaedia.com
- Image at texheartsurgeons.com
- Overview and diagrams at cardiologysite.com
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