title: Successful surgical resection of a muscular bridge in a patient with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy--a case report.
abstract: The authors report a case of myocardial bridging associated with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and severe intractable chest pain that was relieved by surgical resection of the muscular bridge. Surgical resection of a myocardial bridge may be considered in patients with refractory symptoms that can clearly be attributed to muscular bridge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. yusufatmaca1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atmaca
authors.forename: Cağdaş
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdöl
authors.forename: Gülgün
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pamir
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kilickap
authors.forename: Derviş
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oral
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology