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Alan Wong1, Janelle Muuse1, Amrita Iyengar1
1Department of Cardiovascular Disease, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Background:
Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is frequent, and the etiology is heterogenous.
Case Summary:
A 61-year-old man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presented with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiogram revealed a severe mid-distal left anterior descending myocardial bridge with nonobstructive coronary artery disease consistent with MINOCA. Coronary function testing revealed severe epicardial coronary vasospasm and severe endothelial-dependent and -independent microvascular dysfunction in addition to the physiologically significant myocardial bridge with a unique "reverse Pd/Pa" pressure waveform.
Discussion:
In a myocardial bridge, the compression of the coronary artery causes a systolic pressure overshoot and negative pressure gradient resulting in unreliable fractional flow reserve measurements. Physiological assessment with diastolic indices is more accurate for functional assessment of myocardial bridges.
Take-Home Messages:
The etiology of MINOCA is heterogeneous, and coronary function testing is often crucial for workup. We present a unique reverse Pd/Pa pressure waveform distal to a severe myocardial bridge.
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