title: [Anatomy and physiology of the heart and coronary arteries].
abstract: The myocardium assures the supply of oxygen to the body. The provision of oxygen to the myocardium by the coronary arteries is dependent on two key parameters: the coronary blood flow and the ability to extract oxygen from the arterial blood. Coronary artery disease is almost always the consequence of atherosclerosis and can lead to myocardial infarction.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leclercq
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans