Myocardial bridging as a cause of acute transient left heart dysfunction

The significance of myocardial bridging is still a matter of debate, and al though several reports have underlined its pathologic potential, myocardial bridging is often considered to be a benign phenomenon. We present here th e case of a 63-year-old woman with a history of acute left heart failure an d ECG evidence of ischemia, and whose primary abnormality on extensive work up was myocardial bridging. This case further underlines that myocardial br idging can lead to significant cardiac events.