Posterior left ventricular artery

Last revised by Joachim Feger ◉ on 23 Jan 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Feger J, Hacking C, et al. Posterior left ventricular artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 Oct 2023) https://radiopaedia.org/articles/58074

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Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/58074

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58074

Article created:

30 Jan 2018, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

23 Jan 2021, Joachim Feger ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Joachim Feger had no recorded disclosures.

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Systems:

Vascular, Cardiac

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

PLB
PLV
Posterior left ventricular arteries
Posterior left ventricular branch
Posterior left ventricular branches
left posterolateral branch
Posterolateral artery

The posterior left ventricular (PLV) artery, also known as the posterolateral artery or branch (PLA or PLB), is a terminal branch of the coronary arterial system supplying the inferior portion of the heart. It usually arises from the right coronary artery in the typically right-dominant circulation as a terminal branch along with the posterior descending artery, but can less commonly arise from the circumflex and rarely from the left anterior descending artery. This artery can sometimes be paired or have multiple branches.