A 55-yo male presents to the ER with two bouts of severe retching and vomiting followed by hematemesis. In both instances he vomited after drinking home made wine. He denies any use of drug or regular alcohol. Except for some mild abdominal he has stable vital signs. While blood work is pending, he undergoes an endoscopy shown below. There is no active bleeding and fibrin was seen overlying the mucosa. In the majority of these patients, what blood vessel is involved in the pathology?
a. Right gastric artery
b. Left gastric artery
c. Short gastrics
d. Right gastroepiploic
e. Left gastroepiploic
