title: Noninvasive assessment of myocardial bridging in the left coronary artery by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.
abstract: Myocardial bridging is a common congenital coronary abnormality recognized primarily with systolic narrowing or 'milking effect' shown by coronary angiography. We report the case of a 58-year-old man with signs and symptoms of myocardial ischemia who underwent transthoracic echocardiography and coronary angiography. The present case suggests the clinical role of transthoracic echocardiography in demonstrating characteristic coronary flow abnormalities in patients with muscular bridge in the region of the mid LAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Shihiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey. nurcanarat@superonline.com
authors.forename: Nurcan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arat
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Altay
authors.forename: Nesligul
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Erdogan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilkay
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sabah
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009206:Myocardium; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional