Multiple myocardial bridging in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Report of two cases

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 197-201

  Wu, Wen Shiann ^a,b   Chen, Zhih Cherng ^a   Wang, Shane Haw ^a   Huang, Tsuei Yuen ^a  

^a CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chi Mei Foundation Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM); Left anterior descending artery (LAD); Myocardial bridging; Posterior descending artery

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; MYOMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037544384     PISSN: 10116842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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