Three-vessel myocardial bridging: A possible cause of myocardial stunning

The authors report a rare clinical case of myocardial bridging of the three major coronary arteries, which manifested in an unusual way with severe biventricular dysfunction in the context of tachycardia. For the diagnosis, the authors relied on non-invasive multimodality cardiac imaging, including...

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Main Authors: Ana Rita Almeida, Ana Rita Pereira, Gonçalo Morgado, Maria José Loureiro, Filipa Ferreira, Inês Cruz, Luís Rocha Lopes, Hélder Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117301506
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spelling doaj-7665b08396024fc1afd08da6f57b13ae2020-11-25T02:04:24ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia0870-25512019-03-01383225.e1225.e5Three-vessel myocardial bridging: A possible cause of myocardial stunningAna Rita Almeida0Ana Rita Pereira1Gonçalo Morgado2Maria José Loureiro3Filipa Ferreira4Inês Cruz5Luís Rocha Lopes6Hélder Pereira7Cardiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal; Corresponding author.Cardiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, PortugalCardiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, PortugalCardiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, PortugalCardiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, PortugalCardiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, PortugalBarts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, England, United Kingdom; Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, England, United Kingdom; Centro Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalCardiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, PortugalThe authors report a rare clinical case of myocardial bridging of the three major coronary arteries, which manifested in an unusual way with severe biventricular dysfunction in the context of tachycardia. For the diagnosis, the authors relied on non-invasive multimodality cardiac imaging, including cardiac magnetic resonance, computed tomography angiography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. The implementation of targeted medical and neurohormonal therapy resulted in the recovery of ventricular function and clinical improvement. Resumo: Os autores descrevem um caso clínico raro de bridging miocárdico dos três territórios coronários, que se apresentou de forma invulgar com disfunção biventricular grave em contexto de taquicardia. Para o diagnóstico os autores basearam-se em exames de imagem cardíaca não invasivos, como a ressonância magnética cardíaca, a angiografia tomográfica computorizada e a cintigrafia de perfusão miocárdica. A instituição de terapêutica médica dirigida e neuro-hormonal permitiu a recuperação da função ventricular e a melhoria clínica. Keywords: Myocardial bridging, Myocardial stunning, Heart failure, Palavras-chave: Bridging miocárdico, Atordoamento miocárdico, Insuficiência cardíacahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117301506
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author Ana Rita Almeida
Ana Rita Pereira
Gonçalo Morgado
Maria José Loureiro
Filipa Ferreira
Inês Cruz
Luís Rocha Lopes
Hélder Pereira
spellingShingle Ana Rita Almeida
Ana Rita Pereira
Gonçalo Morgado
Maria José Loureiro
Filipa Ferreira
Inês Cruz
Luís Rocha Lopes
Hélder Pereira
Three-vessel myocardial bridging: A possible cause of myocardial stunning
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
author_facet Ana Rita Almeida
Ana Rita Pereira
Gonçalo Morgado
Maria José Loureiro
Filipa Ferreira
Inês Cruz
Luís Rocha Lopes
Hélder Pereira
author_sort Ana Rita Almeida
title Three-vessel myocardial bridging: A possible cause of myocardial stunning
title_short Three-vessel myocardial bridging: A possible cause of myocardial stunning
title_full Three-vessel myocardial bridging: A possible cause of myocardial stunning
title_fullStr Three-vessel myocardial bridging: A possible cause of myocardial stunning
title_full_unstemmed Three-vessel myocardial bridging: A possible cause of myocardial stunning
title_sort three-vessel myocardial bridging: a possible cause of myocardial stunning
publisher Elsevier
series Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
issn 0870-2551
publishDate 2019-03-01
description The authors report a rare clinical case of myocardial bridging of the three major coronary arteries, which manifested in an unusual way with severe biventricular dysfunction in the context of tachycardia. For the diagnosis, the authors relied on non-invasive multimodality cardiac imaging, including cardiac magnetic resonance, computed tomography angiography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. The implementation of targeted medical and neurohormonal therapy resulted in the recovery of ventricular function and clinical improvement. Resumo: Os autores descrevem um caso clínico raro de bridging miocárdico dos três territórios coronários, que se apresentou de forma invulgar com disfunção biventricular grave em contexto de taquicardia. Para o diagnóstico os autores basearam-se em exames de imagem cardíaca não invasivos, como a ressonância magnética cardíaca, a angiografia tomográfica computorizada e a cintigrafia de perfusão miocárdica. A instituição de terapêutica médica dirigida e neuro-hormonal permitiu a recuperação da função ventricular e a melhoria clínica. Keywords: Myocardial bridging, Myocardial stunning, Heart failure, Palavras-chave: Bridging miocárdico, Atordoamento miocárdico, Insuficiência cardíaca
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