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Which one is a dominant coronary artery in most cases left or right?

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  #2

right

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  #3

left


  #4

i believe its based on what feeds the SA and AV node, its the RCA in 80% of cases, so I go with right

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  #5

the artery that supplies posterior descending artery (PDA) and posterolateral artery (PLA) determines dominance. In 70 % they are supplied by the right coronary artery.

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the artery which supplies the posterior descendin artery is the dominant one in only 15% cases its LCA...
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