Badar-ul Ahad Gill, Tariq Abbas, Muhammad Ikram Farid, Masood Ahmed.
Frequency Of Myocardial Bridging In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.
J Cardiovascular Dis Jan ;14(3):73-6.

OBJECTIVE:To delineate the frequency of myocardial bridging on computed tomographic coronary angiography in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). MATERIAL AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted in Multan from May 2017 to November 2017. Men and women aged 40-70 years suffering from coronary artery disease were included in the study. Computed Tomographic (CT) coronary angiography was carried-out of all participants and presence of myocardial bridging was recorded. Data regarding gender, age, coronary risk factors and duration of CAD was also collected. RESULTS:Two hundred and nineteen patients were enrolled. Mean age of the participants was 51.53+7.05 years and 175 (79.9%) were males. Myocardial bridging (MB) was diagnosed in 18 (8.2%) patients. CONCLUSION:Frequency of myocardial bridging was 8.2% using CT angiography in patients with CAD.

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