Normalisation of abnormal coronary fractional flow reserve associated with myocardial bridging using an intracoronary stent
- aDepartment of Cardiology, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK, bDepartment of Cardiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
- Dr Prendergast
- Accepted 31 January 2000
Abstract
Although intracoronary stenting procedures have been advocated for the successful treatment of myocardial ischaemia associated with myocardial bridging, the physiological rationale for this approach remains unexplored. The case of a 70 year old man with symptoms of cardiac ischaemia associated with a left anterior descending coronary artery bridge is described, where use of an intracoronary stent abolished the angiographic abnormalities and also restituted pronounced abnormalities of coronary fractional flow reserve.
