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Self‐expanding intracoronary stent for symptomatic myocardial bridging
Author(s) -
Ahmed S. Hinan,
Khawaja Shazib N.,
Husain Nadeem M.,
Panayiotou Hercules
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20996
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial bridging , bridging (networking) , stent , myocardial infarction , angina , cardiology , unstable angina , coronary stent , stenosis , myocardial ischemia , myocardial bridge , ischemia , coronary angiography , restenosis , computer network , computer science
Myocardial bridging has been recognized as a potential cause of symptoms of angina, arrhythmias and even infarction. Various treatment strategies including beta‐blockers, surgery and more recently intra‐coronary stents have been used to manage bridging. We report a novel case of use of self‐expanding stent for myocardial bridging in a patient with symptoms of angina and ischemia on nuclear imaging. We further present the 18‐month follow up showing minima in‐stent stenosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of using a self‐expanding stent in myocardial bridging. The use of self‐expanding stents could be a potential treatment for symptomatic myocardial bridging. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.