title: Disappearance of myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery after inferior myocardial infarction.
abstract: Myocardial bridging (MB) is defined as the intramural course of a major epicardial coronary artery, and is mostly confined to the left ventricle and the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). MB is a common congenital abnormality of a coronary artery, and is usually thought to be a benign anatomical variant. Although rare, previous studies have reported that patients with MB may suffer from myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction (MI), arrhythmias, and even sudden death. Therefore, the diagnosis and treatment of MB are both important. Since MB is congenital, its disappearance is unlikely. We here report a very rare case of disappearance of MB after inferior MI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey. bserhatyildiz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bekir Serhat
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Yıldız
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Denizli State Hospital, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Esin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf Izzettin
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Alihanoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail Doğu
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Kılıç
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Evrengül
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054084:Myocardial Bridging / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*