the.com/coronary artery

The pipes that feed the pump, and the ones that get famous for clogging.

means One of the blood vessels that wraps around the heart muscle itself, delivering the oxygen and nutrients the heart needs to keep beating.

from From Latin 'coronarius,' meaning 'of a crown,' from 'corona' (crown or wreath) — because these arteries encircle the heart like a crown resting on top of it. 'Artery' traces back to Greek 'arteria,' originally used for the windpipe; ancient anatomists, finding arteries empty of blood in cadavers, believed in life they carried air, not blood — a mistaken theory whose name stuck long after the error was corrected.

name origin
Latin for crown, since they wrap the heart like one
left or right
left supplies more, which is why it kills more
blockage result
heart attack is just a plumbing crisis renamed
self irony
the heart feeds itself last, after everyone else
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