Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  1999 Feb;32(2):181-184.

Supra-Arterial Myotomy without Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Myocardial Bridging: One case report

• Kim JH
• Choi SY
• Yoo YS
• Lee KS
• Yoon GC
• Park CK

Abstract

Systolic coronary arterial narrowing, secondary to myocardial bridging which is capable of producing chest pain, myocardial infarction and ventricular fibrillation is a known but an uncommon entity. A supra-arterial myotomy in a case of myocardial bridge causing medication-refractory angina is described. Under the partial sternotomy incision, we performed a supra-arterial myotomy in the left anterior descending coronary artery without cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful.

Keyword

Myocardial bridge; Myotomy

MeSH Terms

Cardiopulmonary Bypass*
Chest Pain
Coronary Vessels
Myocardial Bridging*
Myocardial Infarction
Sternotomy
Ventricular Fibrillation