title: Self-expanding intracoronary stent for symptomatic myocardial bridging.
abstract: Myocardial bridging has been recognized as a potential cause of symptoms of angina, arrhythmias and even infarction. Various treatment strategies including beta-blockers, surgery and more recently intra-coronary stents have been used to manage bridging. We report a novel case of use of self-expanding stent for myocardial bridging in a patient with symptoms of angina and ischemia on nuclear imaging. We further present the 18-month follow up showing minimal in-stent stenosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of using a self-expanding stent in myocardial bridging. The use of self-expanding stents could be a potential treatment for symptomatic myocardial bridging.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA. hinan@excite.com
authors.forename: S Hinan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Shazib N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Khawaja
authors.forename: Nadeem M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: Hercules
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Panayiotou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional