title: Myocardial bridging: light in the tunnel.
abstract: Myocardial bridging is a congenital anomaly in which a segment of a coronary artery runs intramuscularly. Although traditionally considered as a benign condition, myocardial bridging may be associated with clinically important complications such as myocardial ischemia, acute coronary syndromes and sudden death. We report the case of a highly symptomatic 36 years old patient with a myocardial bridge in left anterior descending coronary artery in which surgical treatment was proposed. Previous to surgery a non invasive coronariography with cardiac CT was practised in order to define the anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Calle Julián Clavería s/n, Oviedo, Spain. mmartinf7@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romero Tarín
authors.forename: Luis H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Luyando
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rondán
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morales
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054084:Myocardial Bridging / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin