We report the case of a patient who underwent coronary angioplasty for a severe stenosis at the site of a myocardial bridge. Although favorable angiographic results and the disappearance of myocardial ischemia were obtained, a significant pressure gradient across the lesion and abnormal myocardial f
Vasospastic coronary occlusion associated with a myocardial bridge
โ Scribed by Ciampricotti, R. ;El Gamal, M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 271 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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