Acute myocardial infarction in a young woman with normal coronary arteries and myocardial bridging.
Myocardial bridging (MB) is defined as an intramural segment of a coronary artery that normally courses epicardially. MB is usually a benign condition; however, some cases resulting in myocardial ischaemia, infarction and sudden death have been reported. We describe a case of myocardial infarction related to MB in a young healthy woman with no risk factors for coronary artery disease. The bridge was demonstrated in detail by coronary CT angiography using multiplanar reconstruction and three-dimensional volume-rendered techniques.
Zeina
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Department of Radiology, MAR Imaging Institute, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb Street, POB 4940, Haifa 31048, Israel. raufzeina3@hotmail.com
Shefer
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Sharif
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Rosenschein
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Barmeir
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D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054084:Myocardial Bridging / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology