Left basal segmental artery

Looks like

The basal part of the lower lobe artery, dividing into branches to the four base segments.

What it does

Brings oxygen-poor blood to the base of the lung above the diaphragm.

Keeping it well

Clots often lodge here; seen on CT pulmonary angiography.

Its parts

• Left lateral basal segmental artery
• Left posterior basal segmental artery
• Antero-medial basal segmental artery

Related conditions

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)