Acute myocardial infarction associated with myocardial bridge and coronary artery vasospasm

Int J Clin Pract. 2002 Nov;56(9):721-2.

Abstract

A 65-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction (MI). Emergency coronary angiography showed no significant organic lesions, but a myocardial bridge was found at the mid-left anterior descending artery An acetylcholine provocation test revealed 90% spastic stenosis just proximal to the myocardial bridge. His acute MI could have been caused by both a coronary spasm and the myocardial bridge.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine
  • Aged
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vasospasm / complications*
  • Coronary Vasospasm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*

Substances

  • Acetylcholine