Title of article :
Myocardial bridge over the left anterior descending coronary artery: A case report and review of the literature
Author/Authors :
Paraskevas, George Department of Anatomy - Faculty of Medicine - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Thessaloniki, Greece , Koutsouflianiotis, Konstantinos Department of Anatomy - Faculty of Medicine - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Thessaloniki, Greece , Iliou, Kalliopi Department of Anatomy - Faculty of Medicine - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
Myocardial bridging (MB) is considered as a topic of high interest since its occurrence in different studies is statistically significant,
and the clinical manifestations of this phenomenon are complicated with cardiovascular diseases. Whether the MB participates in
heart diseases and has a decisive effect to life‑threatening situations is still under research, and many studies have been conducted
to clarify the abovementioned question. A case report with a MB on the left anterior descending coronary artery is presented in the
current study, and a review of the literature is provided as well. Cardiologists as well thoracic surgeons and radiologists should bear
in their mind the potential presence of such variant during interpretation of angiographies and multidetector‑computed tomography.
Keywords :
Cardiovascular diseases , left descending coronary artery , myocardial bridge
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
