Abstract
Myocardial bridging has been recognized as a potential cause of symptoms of angina, arrhythmias and even infarction. Various treatment strategies including beta-blockers, surgery and more recently intra-coronary stents have been used to manage bridging. We report a novel case of use of self-expanding stent for myocardial bridging in a patient with symptoms of angina and ischemia on nuclear imaging. We further present the 18-month follow up showing minima in-stent stenosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of using a self-expanding stent in myocardial bridging. The use of self-expanding stents could be a potential treatment for symptomatic myocardial bridging.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 984-987 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Coronary flow reserve
- In-stent stenosis
- Intravascular ultrasound
- Radius stent
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine