Myocardial Bridging
"Myocardial Bridging" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A malformation that is characterized by a muscle bridge over a segment of the CORONARY ARTERIES. Systolic contractions of the muscle bridge can lead to narrowing of coronary artery; coronary compression; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; and SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH.
| Descriptor ID |
D054084
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.210.500 C14.280.400.210.500 C16.131.240.400.210.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Myocardial Bridging- Myocardial Bridging
- Bridging, Myocardial
- Bridgings, Myocardial
- Myocardial Bridgings
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