In the era of Multislice Computed Tomography (MSCT), few studies have been dedicated to the evaluation of coronary anomalies and variants. We aim to present, describe and assess the prevalence of congenital coronary variants and anomalies (CVA) in the MSCT coronary angiographic studies performed in our department. All the MSCT coronary angiographies performed in our department, between April 1,...

shown in LAD (Video 1). Troponin I levels increased significantly and the transthoracic echocardiography showed wall motion abnormalities in anterior, apical and septal segments of left ventricle. Myocardial bridges consist of muscle fiber bundles lining an epicardial coronary artery for a variable distance. They are found in 10% of all coronary angiography procedures. The vessel wall underneat...

We present a case of deep position myocardial bridging in a patient who had early graft occlusion after coronary artery bypass grafting and had stent deformation and in-stent restonesis after succedent stenting.

The purpoae of the present study was to develop a canine model of coronary artery bridging and assess transmural myocardial pcrfusion in this setting. Six adult mongrel dogs were chronically instrumented with aortic and left atrial pressure catheters, a right ventricular bipolar pacing electrode, and a left circumflex coronary artery electromagnetic flow probe and balloon occluder. Seven to 10 ...

BACKGROUND Preoperative bridging with a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor is often performed in patients with prior coronary stents undergoing surgery who require antiplatelet therapy discontinuation, but its safety and efficacy have received limited study. We performed a weighted meta-analysis of the outcomes in patients with coronary stents undergoing bridging with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibit...

Background: Myocardial bridging is recognized as an anatomical variation of the human coronary circulation in which an epicardial artery lies in the myocardium for part of its course. Thus, the vessel is ‘bridged’ by myocardium. The possible clinical implications of myocardial bridging may vary from protection against atherosclerosis to systolic vessel compression and resultant myocardial ische...