MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE-SITE OF THE LEFT ANTERIORDESCENDING CORONARY-ARTERY - AN UNCOMMON CAUSE OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC SYNDROME

Authors
MAZZU A DITANO G COGODE R LOPRESTI G
Citation
A. Mazzu et al., MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE-SITE OF THE LEFT ANTERIORDESCENDING CORONARY-ARTERY - AN UNCOMMON CAUSE OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC SYNDROME, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 34(4), 1995, pp. 329-332
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
34
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
329 - 332
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1995)34:4<329:MBIMTO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
An infrequent angiographic finding is reported of myocardial bridging involving more than one site of the left anterior descending coronary artery in a symptomatic patient with ischemia exacerbated by nitroglyc erin administration. Beta-blocker therapy alone was followed by a favo rable long-term outcome. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.