Pulmonary Artery

The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-depleted blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs, where it is re-oxygenated. The freshly oxygenated blood then travels to the left side of the heart through the pulmonary vein to be pumped to the rest of the body.

Current as of: September 21, 2016

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Rakesh K. Pai, MD - Cardiology, Electrophysiology & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine & John A. McPherson, MD, FACC, FSCAI - Interventional Cardiology