Myocardial bridging, a frequent component of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype, lacks systematic association with sudden cardiac death

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1627-1634

  Basso, Cristina ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a   Mackey Bojack, Shannon ^b   Frigo, Anna Chiara ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^a   Maron, Barry J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Edwards Registry of Cardiovascular Diseases   (United States)

^c MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital coronary anomalies; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Myocardial bridge; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650022905     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp121     Document Type: Article

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