• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Symptomatic myocardial bridges in children: a case report with review of literature
  • Contributor: Sharma, Jayendra; Hellenbrand, William; Kleinman, Charles; Mosca, Ralph
  • imprint: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2011
  • Published in: Cardiology in the Young
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1017/s1047951111000849
  • ISSN: 1047-9511; 1467-1107
  • Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ; General Medicine ; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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  • Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Myocardial bridge is a rare congenital coronary anomaly in children, usually seen in the setting of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and in left ventricular hypertrophy. Most myocardial bridges are believed to represent a benign anatomical variant; however, symptomatic myocardial bridge is a distinct subgroup of pathological variant, linked to myocardial ischaemia, ventricular arrhythmia, and sudden cardiac death. We present a case of a symptomatic myocardial bridge in a 5-year-old boy with mild hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who underwent supra-arterial myotomy, automatic defibrillator placement, and long-term Beta-blocker therapy. We also present 10 years of follow-up with a review of literature regarding symptomatic myocardial bridges in the paediatric age group.</jats:p>