Acute myocardial infarction and myocardial bridging: a case report.
The present report describes a 55-year-old man who presented an anterior myocardial infarction in association with myocardial bridge of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). We discuss the pathophysiology of myocardial infarction occurring with myocardial bridge.
Baldassarre
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Division of Cardiology, Erasme Academic Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Unger
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Renard
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D016255:Anistreplase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001262:Atenolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
D001262:Atenolol; D016255:Anistreplase; D009543:Nifedipine