SMJ articles in the category "myocardial bridging"

Case Report

Association of Myocardial Bridge and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract:A woman presented with chest pain following emotional stress. Investigations showed acute ST-segment elevation, myocardial infarction, and elevated serum troponin. Emergency heart catheterization showed left anterior descending artery myocardial bridging, apical ballooning consistent with takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), and decreased ejection fraction. Two days later, echocardiogram demonstrated near normalization of ventricular…

Posted in: myocardial bridging 2 takotsubo cardiomyopathy 3

Case Report

Alarming ST-Segment Elevation in a Young Male with Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Myocardial Bridging

Chest pain continues to be one of the leading emergency department presentations. Acute coronary syndrome is the most dreaded chest pain scenario, as “time is myocardium” in this situation. Numerous benign and less life-threatening diseases like early repolarization, acute pericarditis, and vasospastic angina can present with a similar clinical picture….

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