Cardiac Catheterization: Path from Femoral Artery to Left Coronary Artery

The right femoral artery is located in the thigh. In order to reach the entrance of the left coronary artery, the catheter would need to pass through the following arteries:

1. Right femoral artery

2. External iliac artery

3. Common iliac artery

4. Abdominal aorta

5. Left subclavian artery

6. Left common carotid artery

7. Left coronary artery

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