Open AccessMyocardial bridges: Overview of diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
Rogers Ian S.,
Tremmel Jennifer A.,
Schnittger Ingela
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
congenital heart disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1747-0803
pISSN - 1747-079X
DOI - 10.1111/chd.12499
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial bridge , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , chest pain , cardiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , surgery
A myocardial bridge is a segment of a coronary artery that travels into the myocardium instead of the normal epicardial course. Although it is general perception that myocardial bridges are normal variants, patients with myocardial bridges can present with symptoms, such as exertional chest pain, that cannot be explained by a secondary etiology. Such patients may benefit from individualized medical/surgical therapy. This article describes the prevalence, clinical presentation, classification, evaluation, and management of children and adults with symptomatic myocardial bridges.