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01-01-2013 | Review Article

Myocardial bridging: what have we learned in the past and will new diagnostic modalities provide new insights?

Auteurs: A. V. G. Bruschke, C. E. Veltman, M. A. de Graaf, H. W. Vliegen

Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Uitgave 1/2013

Abstract

The clinical significance of myocardial bridging has been a subject of discussion and controversy since the introduction of coronary arteriography (CAG) in the early 1960s. More recently computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has made it possible to visualise the overlying muscular bands and appears to have a higher sensitivity for detecting myocardial bridging than CAG. Combining CTCA with invasive techniques such as CAG should make it possible to improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of myocardial bridging and to provide answers to hitherto unresolved questions. This paper critically reviews the outcomes of previous studies and defines remaining questions that should be answered to optimise the management of the presumably fast growing number of patients in whom a diagnosis of myocardial bridging has been made.

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Titel: Myocardial bridging: what have we learned in the past and will new diagnostic modalities provide new insights?
Auteurs: A. V. G. Bruschke
C. E. Veltman
M. A. de Graaf
H. W. Vliegen
Publicatiedatum: 01-01-2013
Uitgeverij: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal / Uitgave 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Elektronisch ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-012-0355-x

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