Myocardial bridge over the right coronary artery in man

A rare case of myocardial bridge over the trunk of the right coronary a. is described in the heart of a male, adult, Caucasian, Brazilian, whose death occurred after an automobile accident. After a review of the literature, the unusual finding is described and illustrated. Other bridges on the begin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgical and radiologic anatomy (English ed.) 1989-12, Vol.11 (4), p.271-273
Hauptverfasser:	Bezerra, A J, DiDio, L J, Piva, Jr, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Coronary Vessels - pathology Heart Defects, Congenital - pathology Humans Male Myocardium - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	A rare case of myocardial bridge over the trunk of the right coronary a. is described in the heart of a male, adult, Caucasian, Brazilian, whose death occurred after an automobile accident. After a review of the literature, the unusual finding is described and illustrated. Other bridges on the beginning of the right marginal a.; the right anterior ventricular a.; and on the anterior interventricular a. (left anterior descending) a. were observed. The location and significance of myocardial bridges over coronary a. are discussed.
ISSN:	0930-1038 1279-8517
DOI:	10.1007/bf02098694