Myocardial bridge and coronary arteries: morphological study and clinical significance

• Autorzy: Nasr A.Y.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Myocardial bridge (MB) is the myocardial bundles covering a segment of a coronary artery or one of its branches. This work aimed to study the morphological properties of MB and their effects on the structure of the dominant coronary artery. Sixty adult human hearts (40 male and 20 female) were obtained from the Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University. Dissection of the coronary arteries and their main branches was done. Number, site, length and thickness of MB were determined in correlation with coronary dominancy. External diameter of proximal and distal segments of bridged branches and histology of the different segments of the anterior interventricular artery were examined as well. Thirty-six MB were observed in 27 (45%) hearts (18 male and 9 female). MB were mostly observed on the middle segment of the anterior interventricular artery (52.8%) and to a lesser extent on its diagonal branch (13.8%), posterior interventricular artery (13.8%), median and left marginal branches (5.6%), and right coronary artery stem (2.8%). In 30% out of 56.7% of right, in 8.3% out of 26.7% of balanced and in 6.7% out of 16.7% of left dominant hearts revealed MB. The mean length of MB was 24.9 ± 1.98 mm and that of their thickness was 2.28 ± 0.13 mm. Morphological differences in external diameter and histological structure of the different parts of bridged branch were observed. Knowledge of morphological aspects and effects of MB provide better therapeutic and surgical interventions for clinicians dealing with patients having MB. (Folia Morphol 2014; 73; 2: 169–182)

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 73
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.169-182,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Nasr A.Y.

• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5603/FM.2014.0025