Myocardial Bridge Which Cause Total Occlusion

ZEYNETTİN KAYA, KENAN DEMİR, MEHMET ALPARSLAN KÜÇÜK, HASAN KARA

  • ZEYNETTİN KAYA: MEVLANA ÜNİVERSİTESİ TIP FAKÜLTESİ
  • KENAN DEMİR: KONYA NUMUNE HASTANESİ
  • MEHMET ALPARSLAN KÜÇÜK: KONYA NUMUNE HASTANESİ
  • HASAN KARA: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • Year : 2012
  • Vol : 28
  • Issue : 2
  •  Page : 135-136
Myocardial bridge(MB) is common congenital anomaly of coronary arteries. Altough MB is generally asymptomatic, it can manifest as angina pectoris, acute myocard infarction, very rarely fatal cardiac arrhythmias and even sudden death. 44 years old man admitted to our cardiology clinic with typical chest pain and signs of anterior ischemia at electrocardiography, coronary angiography was performed and a myocardial bridge which cause total occlusion at mid-segment of left anterior descending artery detected. In this case report we aimed to discuss mechanism of symptoms, medical and invasive theraphy options and long term follow outcomes in MB.

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Selcuk Medical Journal
2012, Vol. 28 (2)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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