heart, arteries, coronary arteries, right coronary artery, left coronary artery, circulation, crown, X-ray, art, the common vein, art in anatomy, Ashley Davidoff MD

The Corona of the Coronary Arteries

“The Corona of the Coronary Arteries” is from a post mortem  of the heart  an X-ray of the right and left coronary arteries following injection with a barium mixture.  The vessels are overlaid in gold and the image turned upside and true to its etymology, manifests as a crown.  The origin of the word “coronary” is derived from Latin coronarius, from corona =  ‘wreath, crown.’ 

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“The Corona of the Coronary Arteries” is from a post mortem  of the heart  an X-ray of the right and left coronary arteries following injection with a barium mixture.  The vessels are overlaid in gold and the image turned upside and true to its etymology, manifests as a crown.  The origin of the word “coronary” is derived from Latin coronarius, from corona =  ‘wreath, crown.’