Cay Serkan, Biyikoglu Funda, Korkmaz Sule
Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Heart-Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Acta Cardiol. 2006 Feb;61(1):111-3. doi: 10.2143/AC.61.1.2005148.
Myocardial bridging is systolic compression of an epicardial coronary arterial segment by overlying myocardium. It is a rare coronary anomaly, which is generally considered to be benign. It has been suggested that myocardial ischaemia may be seen. In this article, a case of myocardial infarction caused by myocardial bridging is presented.