Prevalence of myocardial bridges in the Mexican population: A morphometric and histological analysis

• Published in: Morphologie Vol. 108; no. 361; p. 100760
• Main Authors: Rojas-Granados, A., Pérez-Campos, E., Sanchez-Sanchez, M., Chávez, M.A.M., Pérez-Campos-Mayoral, L., Ángeles-Castellanos, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Coronary arteries; Coronary Vessels - anatomy & histology; Dissection; Female; Heart attack; Human heart; Humans; Male; Mexico - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Myocardial Bridging - epidemiology; Myocardial Bridging - pathology; Myocardium; Myocardium - pathology; Prevalence; Young Adult; Mexico; Myocardium; Human heart; Dissection; Heart attack; Coronary arteries

•Myocardial bridges are bundles of muscle fibers that recover a variable course of a coronary artery, their finding varies depending on the study method used (image/autopsy). Its presence has been associated as a cause of angina, myocardial arrhythmias, myocardial infarction and sudden death. The pr...