Myocardial bridging.
The author reports a case of an applicant whose myocardial bridging caused myocardial infarction. It had been thought that most instances of bridging were of little clinical significance. However, there have been reports showing that severe bridging of the left anterior descending coronary can produce myocardial ischemia or sudden death.
Cotlar
M Jack
MJ
Amerus Life Insurance Group, USA. jack.cotlar@indianapolislife.com
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