Types of LAD

Johnson Francis

1 year ago

Left anterior descending coronary artery, known in short as LAD has been classified into four types depending on the length:

Type 1: Does not supply the left ventricular apex.

Type 2: Supplies part of the apex, the rest being supplied by the right coronary artery.

Type 3: Supplies the entire apex.

Type 4: Supplies the apex and more than 25% of the inferior wall (wrap around LAD).

Reference

Rehman I, Kerndt CC, Rehman A. Anatomy, Thorax, Heart Left Anterior Descending (LAD) Artery. [Updated 2022 Jul 25]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482375/