Anterior Myocardial Infarction Associated with Myocardial Bridging in a young man

Ngow, Harris Abdullah and Wan Mohd Nowalid, Wan Khairina (2010) Anterior Myocardial Infarction Associated with Myocardial Bridging in a young man. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 9 (2). pp. 67-70. ISSN 1823-4631(online)

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Abstract

A 43-year-old man presented with acute extensive anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. During coronary angiogram, a segment of myocardial bridging was noted in the mid-segment of left anterior descending artery. The association of myocardial bridging and an anterior ST segment elevation is rarely reported in the medical literature. Myocardial bridging is caused by systolic compression of a coronary artery by overlying myocardium tissue. It is a rare coronary artery anomaly, which usually has a benign prognosis despite some case reports of myocardial ischemia leading to myocardial infarction, lethal arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. We report one such case of myocardial bridging that was complicated with acute extensive anterior myocardial infarction.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4393/ 5126
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Myocardial infarction, Mycocardial bridging, Sudden cardiac death, Coronary artery, Anomaly
Subjects:	R Medicine > RB Pathology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine
Depositing User:	Associate Professor Dr Harris Ngow Abdullah
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2011 13:48
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2011 13:48
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/5126

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