The Functional Effects of Intramural Course of Coronary Arteries and its Relation to Coronary Atherosclerosis
: Uusitalo V, Saraste A, Pietilä M, Kajander S, Bax JJ, Knuuti J
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
: 2015
: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
: JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
: JACC-CARDIOVASC IMAG
: 8
: 6
: 697
: 704
: 8
: 1936-878X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.04.001
CONCLUSIONS Myocardial bridging of coronary arteries is common on CTA, but only approximately one-third of these show systolic compression. Myocardial bridging is not associated with reduced myocardial perfusion during vasodilator stress. Atherosclerosis is Located predominantly proximal to myocardial bridging but atherosclerotic burden and presence of vulnerable plaques were comparable. (J Am Coll CardioL Img 2015;8:697-704) (C) 2015 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.