Disease or Syndrome
myocardial bridging
my·o·car·di·al bridg·ing
Subclass of:
Coronary Vessel Anomalies
Definitions related to myocardial bridging:
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A congenital variant of a coronary artery in which a portion of an epicardial coronary artery (most frequently the middle segment of the left anterior descending artery) takes an intramuscular course.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A malformation that is characterized by a muscle bridge over a segment of the CORONARY ARTERIES. Systolic contractions of the muscle bridge can lead to narrowing of coronary artery; coronary compression; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; and SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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