2017/07/03 by Ian S. Rogers, Jennifer A. Tremmel, Ingela Schnittger · 1 citation
Medicine · #Coronary Artery Anomalies #Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications #Vascular anomalies and interventions
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/chd.12499
openalex publication_date 2017/07/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
A myocardial bridge is a segment of a coronary artery that travels into the myocardium instead of the normal epicardial course. Although it is general perception that myocardial bridges are normal variants, patients with myocardial bridges can present with symptoms, such as exertional chest pain, that cannot be explained by a secondary etiology. Such patients may benefit from individualized medical/surgical therapy. This article describes the prevalence, clinical presentation, classification, evaluation, and management of children and adults with symptomatic myocardial bridges.