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uscle overlying the intramyocardial segment of an epicardial coronary artery, first mentioned by Reyman 1 in 1737, is termed a myocardial bridge, and the artery coursing within the myocardium is called a tunneled artery (Figure It is characterized by systolic compression of the tunneled segment, which remains clinically silent in the vast majority of cases. ] In the present article, we summarize clinically relevant aspects of myocardial bridging with an emphasis on morphological and hemodynamic alterations and their representation in imaging techniques.
Möhlenkamp et al. (Tue,) studied this question.