Acute myocardial infarction caused by a myocardial bridge treated with intracoronary stenting

The clinical significance of myocardial bridges (MBs) is variable, and most patients are asymptomatic. However, angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden death have been reported in association with MBs. Here we describe the use of intracoronary stenting for the treatment of a patient with an anteri...

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Published in:	Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 209 - 212
Main Authors:	Smith, Stacy C., Taber, Mark T., Robiolio, Paul A., Lasala, John M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01-10-1997 Wiley
Subjects:	Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - instrumentation Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Coronary Angiography coronary anomalies Coronary heart disease Coronary Vessel Anomalies - complications Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging Coronary Vessel Anomalies - therapy Diagnosis, Differential Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged myocardial bridge Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging Myocardial Infarction - etiology Myocardial Infarction - therapy stent Stents treatment Treatment Outcome Human Endoprosthesis Radiodiagnosis Angiography Infarct Acute Coronary artery Instrumentation therapy Cardiovascular disease Instrumental dilatation Coronary heart disease Myocardial disease Case study Bridges Treatment Myocardium Technique
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Summary:	The clinical significance of myocardial bridges (MBs) is variable, and most patients are asymptomatic. However, angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden death have been reported in association with MBs. Here we describe the use of intracoronary stenting for the treatment of a patient with an anterior myocardial infarction due to an MB. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn. 42:209–212, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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ISSN:	0098-6569 1097-0304
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199710)42:2<209::AID-CCD27>3.0.CO;2-H