Myocardial bridge in a child without hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A case report

Authors

  • Shiv Kumar Yadav Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
  • Xue Zhou Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
  • Ling He Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing
  • Qi-jian Yi Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i4.11785

Keywords:

myocardial bridge, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, child, 64-slice computed tomography

Abstract

In children, myocardial bridge is an inborn coronary anomaly and is usually found in the patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or left ventricular hypertrophy. Myocardial bridges were long thought to be a benign anatomical variant, even in patients with obstructive and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However some patients suffer from myocardial infarction, arrhythmia and even sudden cardiac death. In the present report, we describe a 7-year-old girl with the manifestation of recurrent precordial discomfort, and subsequently diagnosed as having an isolated myocardial bridge in the distal segment of left anterior descending coronary artery using 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i4.11785

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(4) 2015 80-82

 

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Shiv Kumar Yadav, Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing

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Published

2014-12-18

How to Cite

Yadav, S. K., Zhou, X., He, L., & Yi, Q.- jian. (2014). Myocardial bridge in a child without hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A case report. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(4), 80–82. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i4.11785

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Vol. 6 No. 4 (2015)

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Case Reports

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