19. A 55-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with chronic angina for 6 months and it has gotten severely worse since yesterday. ECG shows an acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography shows nearly total blockage of the anterior interventricular artery just after it arises

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19. A 55-year-old man is brought to the
emergency department with chronic
angina for 6 months and it has gotten
severely worse since yesterday. ECG
shows an acute myocardial infarction.
Coronary angiography shows nearly
total blockage of the anterior
interventricular artery just after it arises
from the left coronary. In exposing this
artery for a bypass procedure, which
accompanying vein must be protected
from injury?
A. Middle cardiac
B. Great cardiac
C. Small cardiac
D. Anterior cardiac
E. Posterior vein of the left ventricle
Transcribed Image Text:19. A 55-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with chronic angina for 6 months and it has gotten severely worse since yesterday. ECG shows an acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography shows nearly total blockage of the anterior interventricular artery just after it arises from the left coronary. In exposing this artery for a bypass procedure, which accompanying vein must be protected from injury? A. Middle cardiac B. Great cardiac C. Small cardiac D. Anterior cardiac E. Posterior vein of the left ventricle
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