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Published on: February 12, 2011
Prevalence of myocardial bridges in the Mexican population: A morphometric and histological analysis
A Rojas-Granados1, E Pérez-Campos2, M Sanchez-Sanchez3
1Departamento de Anatomia, Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Mexico.
Background:
Myocardial bridge (MB) is described as an abnormal band of myocardium covering a variable portion of any coronary artery.
Methods:
The current study explores the presence of MB throughout the coronary arterial system and provides a morphometric description through instrumented dissection of a sample of 100 human hearts. The study shows a higher prevalence of MB in the Mexican population than in previous reports.
Results:
In the total sample (n=100), MB was identified in 96% of it. A total of 421 MBs were observed, with a mean of 4.38mm (±0.28) per dissected heart. The most frequently affected vessel is the anterior interventricular artery where a total of 52 MBs were found, of the total sample studied.
Discussion:
The high prevalence of MB among Mexican patients could be the result of a genetic association for this population or the neoformation of MB after birth due to lifestyle-associated factors. Further studies are required to better understand the high prevalence of MB among Mexican subjects.
