IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy415HealthcareSTUDY OF CORONARY DOMINANCE IN THE POPULATION OF HYDERABAD KARNATAKA REGION H.JaishreeH.Ashwini20102015)68This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Aim: To determine the dominance pattern of coronary artery in adult human hearts of Hyderabad Karnataka region. Materials and Method: 76 human cadaveric hearts were studied and analyzed by dissection method to know the dominance pattern of coronary artery. Result: Out of 76 heart specimens, Right dominance was found in 63 cases (83%), left dominance in 11 cases (14.5%) and co dominance in 2 cases (2.5%). Conclusion: In our present study right coronary artery was dominant. Knowledge of dominant pattern is significant for determining the prognosis of coronary artery disease. Hence this study was done, which would be helpful to the physicians belonging to the Hyderabad Karnataka region.

Coronary dominance Coronary artery disease Posterior interventricular artery