Outcomes after "unroofing" of a myocardial bridge of the left anterior descending coronary artery in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

J Downar; W G Williams; C McDonald; E D Wigle; B W McCrindle

doi:10.1007/s00246-003-0576-2

Outcomes after "unroofing" of a myocardial bridge of the left anterior descending coronary artery in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Pediatr Cardiol. 2004 Jul-Aug;25(4):390-3. doi: 10.1007/s00246-003-0576-2.

Authors

J Downar¹, W G Williams, C McDonald, E D Wigle, B W McCrindle

Affiliation

¹ The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 14749910
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-003-0576-2

Abstract

The importance of myocardial bridging of a coronary artery in the setting of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is controversial, although we have previously reported an association with myocardial ischemia and sudden death in children. We report five symptomatic children in whom symptoms or evidence of myocardial ischemia resolved or improved after supraarterial myotomy alone.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / surgery*
Child
Child Welfare
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery*
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
Defibrillators, Implantable
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Myocardial Ischemia / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Reoperation
Treatment Outcome