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Posterior Descending Artery (PDA)

A Cath Lab Anatomy & Hemodynamics term on the RCIS exam blueprint, defined for cath lab and EP clinicians.

In right-dominant systems (80% to 85% of cases), the RCA continues around the crux of the heart to give rise to the PDA, which supplies the inferior third of the interventricular septum and posterolateral branches.

Domain: Cath Lab Anatomy & Hemodynamics · Blueprint: RCIS exam guide

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