Myocardial bridge: a bridge to atherosclerosis
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: Hama Duygu, Mehdi ZOGHİ, Sanem NALBANTGİL, Bahadir Kirilmaz, Ugur Tuerk, Filiz ÖZERKAN ÇAKAN, Azem AKILLI, Mustafa Akm
ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2007, vol 7, pp 12-16
DOI: 10.3760/cma.i.issn.0253-3758.2016.10.009
Summary
Objective: Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital anomaly characterized by narrowing during systole of some of the epicardial coronary arterial segments running in the myocardium. Although, it is considered as a benign anomaly, it may lead to such complications as acute myocardial infarction, ventricular tachycardia, syncope, atrioventricular block and sudden cardiac death. In this study, we aimed to investigate demographic, clinical and angiographic characteristics of the patients with MB found on coronary angiography.