Myocardial bridge over the left anterior descending coronary artery: A case report and review of the literature

Autor: George Paraskevas, Konstantinos Koutsouflianiotis, Kalliopi Iliou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 113-113 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-1995
1735-7136
DOI: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_775_16
Popis: Myocardial bridging (MB) is considered as a topic of high interest since its occurrence in different studies is statistically significant, and the clinical manifestations of this phenomenon are complicated with cardiovascular diseases. Whether the MB participates in heart diseases and has a decisive effect to life-threatening situations is still under research, and many studies have been conducted to clarify the abovementioned question. A case report with a MB on the left anterior descending coronary artery is presented in the current study, and a review of the literature is provided as well. Cardiologists as well thoracic surgeons and radiologists should bear in their mind the potential presence of such variant during interpretation of angiographies and multidetector-computed tomography.
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