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coronary

[kawr-uh-ner-ee, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌnɛr i, ˈkɒr- /


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Imaging the carotid and femoral arteries with ultrasound is easier, quicker and noninvasive compared with performing CT scans to examine the coronary arteries.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Every participant underwent advanced imaging designed to identify plaque in three major areas: the carotid arteries in the neck, the femoral arteries in the legs and the coronary arteries supplying the heart.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Days later, his team shared that the 81-year-old rock star successfully underwent “a routine coronary stent procedure” and had to cancel the remainder of his tour and residency dates through September as he recovered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

According to People, the document also states Curry did not undergo surgery for either his coronary artery disease, kidney cancer or stroke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Not that I know of. If you see that man again, tell him to lay off the red meat. He’s just a coronary waiting to happen.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Cramer began experiencing long bouts of anxiety, increasingly severe panic attacks and imaginary coronaries.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2011

In hindsight, it's a miracle there weren't a fair few coronaries to go with the coronation of the class of 2005.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2010

Mandia, a Philadelphia recreation-center director, had a history of coronaries, and now his heart was deteriorating rapidly, but no donor could be found.

From Time Magazine Archive

"People who get fat get coronaries, and the same is true of corporations," says Jim Patterson, public relations director of American Oil Co.

From Time Magazine Archive

If we can rid ourselves of some of our chronic, degenerative diseases, and cancer, strokes, and coronaries, we might go on and on.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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