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CSI Update 2020 - When to intervene in myocardial bridge?

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Dr Vijayachandra Reddy Y, Chennai    12 December 2020

Myocardial bridge is common, benign and rarely necessitates testing or intervention. Beta-blockers or calcium channel blockers are useful treatment options. Document ischemia before intervention by dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE), DS- myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), DS- diastolic fractional flow reserve (dFFR). Minimally invasive surgical unroofing (myotomy) can help in some patients. Coronary stenting is likely deleterious.

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