title: Myocardial bridging: contemporary understanding of pathophysiology with implications for diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
abstract: Patients with myocardial bridging are often asymptomatic, but this anomaly may be associated with exertional angina, acute coronary syndromes, cardiac arrhythmias, syncope, or even sudden cardiac death. This review presents our understanding of the pathophysiology of myocardial bridging and describes prevailing diagnostic modalities and therapeutic options for this challenging clinical entity.
authors.affiliation: Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Michel T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Corban
authors.affiliation: Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Olivia Y
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Parham
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eshtehardi
authors.affiliation: Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Emad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rasoul-Arzrumly
authors.affiliation: Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McDaniel
authors.affiliation: Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Girum
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mekonnen
authors.affiliation: Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Lucas H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Timmins
authors.affiliation: Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Jerre
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Guyton
authors.affiliation: Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Samady
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D054084:Myocardial Bridging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: coronary wall shear stress; intracoronary Doppler velocity and pressure; intravascular imaging; myocardial bridge; myotomy; percutaneous coronary intervention