coronary artery
noun
: either of two arteries that arise one from the left and one from the right side of the aorta immediately above the semilunar valves and supply the tissues of the heart itself
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His body was discovered in the hot tub of his Pacific Palisades home, with the autopsy report also listing drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine — a drug used to treat opioid use disorder — as contributing to his death.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Ozzy died of a heart attack on July 22 and suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Osbourne died at 76 on July 22 from cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease that contribute to a heart attack.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
In fact, a large study done by the Cleveland Clinic found that a low level of fitness poses a greater risk of death over time than other traditional risk factors that people commonly think of, such as smoking, diabetes, coronary artery disease and severe kidney disease.
—William Cornwell, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Ozzy died of a heart attack on July 22 and suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Osbourne died at 76 on July 22 from cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease that contribute to a heart attack.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
In fact, a large study done by the Cleveland Clinic found that a low level of fitness poses a greater risk of death over time than other traditional risk factors that people commonly think of, such as smoking, diabetes, coronary artery disease and severe kidney disease.
—William Cornwell, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Coronary artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coronary%20artery. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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