[Coronary stent placement for recurrent angina secondary to myocardial bridging]

Rev Med Chil. 1998 Nov;126(11):1362-6.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Myocardial bridging of the epicardic coronary arteries is not an uncommon finding in angiographic or necropsic studies. Patients who have symptoms usually improve with medical treatment. However, in refractory patients a surgical myotomy of overlying myocardium and/or a coronary bypass may be needed. We report two patients with long myocardial bridges in the mid-left anterior descending coronary artery, who had recurrent angina refractory to conventional treatment. In both patients two consecutive coronary stents were successfully implanted. At five and six months follow-up they are asymptomatic and with good exercise tolerance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina Pectoris / etiology*
  • Angina Pectoris / surgery*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Coronary Disease / complications*
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*