Myocardial Bridging: Diagnosis, Functional Assessment, and Management: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
D Sternheim, DA Power, R Samtani, A Kini… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital coronary anomaly in which a segment of the
epicardial coronary artery traverses through the myocardium for a portion of its length. The …
epicardial coronary artery traverses through the myocardium for a portion of its length. The …
[HTML][HTML] Bridging the gap in a rare cause of angina
S Khadke, J Vidovic, V Patel - European Cardiology Review, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Myocardial bridging occurs when coronary arteries run intramurally. Episodes of tachycardia
can cause a dynamic obstruction that extends into diastole, compromising coronary filling …
can cause a dynamic obstruction that extends into diastole, compromising coronary filling …
Relationship between coronary atheroma, epicardial adipose tissue inflammation, and adipocyte differentiation across the human myocardial bridge
T McLaughlin, I Schnittger, A Nagy… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Inflammation in epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) may contribute to coronary
atherosclerosis. Myocardial bridge is a congenital anomaly in which the left anterior …
atherosclerosis. Myocardial bridge is a congenital anomaly in which the left anterior …
Functional assessment of myocardial bridging with conventional and diastolic fractional flow reserve: vasodilator versus inotropic provocation
SB Aleksandric, AD Djordjevic‐Dikic… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Functional assessment of myocardial bridging (MB) remains clinically
challenging because of the dynamic nature of the extravascular coronary compression with …
challenging because of the dynamic nature of the extravascular coronary compression with …
[HTML][HTML] Invasive assessment of myocardial bridging in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease: Invasive assessment of a myocardial bridge
V Pargaonkar, T Kimura, R Kameda, S Tanaka… - …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims Angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA) is common. A potential
cause of angina in this patient population is a myocardial bridge (MB). We aimed to study …
cause of angina in this patient population is a myocardial bridge (MB). We aimed to study …
[HTML][HTML] Left anterior descending myocardial bridge: angiographic prevalence and its association to atherosclerosis
A Matta, R Canitrot, V Nader, S Blanco… - Indian heart …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Left anterior descending Myocardial Bridge (LADMB) is considered a
benign condition and actually becomes a forgotten cause of serious cardiac events. This …
benign condition and actually becomes a forgotten cause of serious cardiac events. This …
Anomalous coronary arteries: when to follow-up, risk stratify, and plan intervention
EL Adam, G Generoso, MS Bittencourt - Current Cardiology Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Coronary artery anomalies are a diverse group of entities,
ranging from benign variations of normal anatomy to life-threatening conditions. There is …
ranging from benign variations of normal anatomy to life-threatening conditions. There is …
Impact of diastolic vessel restriction on quality of life in symptomatic myocardial bridging patients treated with surgical unroofing: preoperative assessments with …
T Hashikata, Y Honda, H Wang… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Despite optimal medical therapy, a myocardial bridge (MB) can cause life-
limiting symptoms in a subset of patients. While surgical unroofing has been shown to …
limiting symptoms in a subset of patients. While surgical unroofing has been shown to …
Evaluation of the morphological and clinical features of left anterior descending myocardial bridging with multi-detector computed tomography
N Çullu, İÖ Yeniçeri, MY Özdemir, İ Altun… - … i Torakochirurgia Polska …, 2021 - termedia.pl
Results LAD myocardial bridging was detected in 410 (10.4%) patients. Among these, 97
(23.7%) patients had a deep and 313 (76.3%) patients had a superficial course. The mean …
(23.7%) patients had a deep and 313 (76.3%) patients had a superficial course. The mean …
Challenges in evaluation and management of children with myocardial bridging
N Erol - Cardiology, 2021 - karger.com
Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital anomaly where a coronary artery branch or group
of branches extends inside a tunnel consisting of myocardium. Although it is mostly …
of branches extends inside a tunnel consisting of myocardium. Although it is mostly …