Myocardial bridging as a cause of acute myocardial infarction: a case report
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Myocardial bridging as a cause of acute myocardial infarction: a case report
BACKGROUND Systolic compression of a coronary artery by overlying myocardial tissue is termed myocardial bridging. Myocardial bridging usually has a benign prognosis, but some cases resulting in myocardial ischemia, infarction and sudden cardiac death have been reported. We are reporting a case of myocardial bridging which was complicated with acute myocardial infarction associated with inappro...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1471-2261
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-2-15