Myocardial bridging in a survivor of sudden cardiac near-death: Role of intracoronary Doppler flow measurements and angiography during dobutamine stress in the clinical evaluation

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 280-282

  Tio, René A ^a   Van Gelder, Isabel C ^a   Boonstra, Piet W ^a   Crijns, Harry J G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary flow reserve; Dobutamine stress; Myocardial bridging; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DOBUTAMINE; PAPAVERINE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRACARDIAC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0030941596     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.3.280     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Flynn MS, Kern MJ, Aguirre FV, Bach RG, Caraciolo EA, Donohue TJ. Intramyocardial muscle bridging of the coronary artery - an examination of a diastolic "spike and dome" pattern of coronary flow velocity. Cath Cardiovasc Diagn 1994;32;36-9.
2. Angelini P, Trivellato M, Donis J, Leachman RD. Myocardial bridges: a review. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1983;26:75-88.
3. Faruqui AMA, Maloy WC, Felner JM, Schlant RC, Logan WD, Symbas P. Symptomatic myocardial bridging of coronary artery. Am J Cardiol 1978;41:1305 10.
4. Feldman AM, Baughman. Myocardial infarction associated with a myocardial bridge. Am Heart J 1986;111:784 7.
5. Brito FS, Brito FS. Disappearance of systolic narrowing of a mural coronary artery after myocardial infarction. Am Heart J 1995;129:401 3.
6. Morales AR, Romanelli R, Boucek RJ. The mural left anterior descending coronary artery, strenuous exercise and sudden death. Circulation 1980;62:230 7.
7. Kracoff OH, Ovsyshscher I, Gueron M. Malignant course of a benign anomaly: myocardial bridging. Chest 1987;92:1113-5.
8. Grover M, Mancini GBJ. Myocardial bridge associated with pacing induced coronary spasm. Am Heart J 1984;108:1540-3.
9. Ciampricotti R, El Gamal M. Vasospastic coronary occlusion associated with a myocardial bridge. Cath Cardiovasc Diagn 1988;14:118-20.
10. Stables RH, Knight CJ, Sigwart U. Coronary stenting in the management of myocardial ischaemia caused by muscle bridging. Br Heart J 1995;74:90-2.