The incidence of myocardial bridges in heart transplants

Pamela Wymore; Joseph W. Yedlicka; Vicente Garcia-Medina; Maria Teresa Olivari; David W. Hunter; Wilfrido R. Castañeda-Zúñiga; Kurt Amplatz

doi:10.1007/BF02577154

The incidence of myocardial bridges in heart transplants

Pamela Wymore, Joseph W. Yedlicka, Vicente Garcia-Medina, Maria Teresa Olivari, David W. Hunter, Wilfrido R. Castañeda-Zúñiga, Kurt Amplatz

Radiology

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Abstract

Coronary angiograms of 64 heart transplant patients were reviewed to determine the incidence of myocardial bridges. In 33% of the patients, myocardial bridges were detected, almost exclusively across the midportion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The incidence is higher than previously reported in the literature and is thought to be related to increased stiffness and hypertrophy of the myocardium, which facilitates angiographic detection of myocardial bridges in the transplanted heart.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	202-206
Number of pages	5
Journal	Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577154
State	Published - Jul 1 1989

Keywords

Coronary angiography
Heart transplant
Myocardial bridges

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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