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Abstract
A malformation that is characterized by a muscle bridge over a segment of the CORONARY ARTERIES. Systolic contractions of the muscle bridge can lead to narrowing of coronary artery; coronary compression; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; and SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH.
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- Bridging, Myocardial
- Bridgings, Myocardial
- Myocardial Bridgings
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2008
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- Coronary Disease (1963-1975)
- Coronary Vessel Anomalies (1976-2007)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Myocardial Bridging. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054084. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054084
- Myocardial Bridging. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocardial_bridge
- Myocardial Bridging. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6947900