Bmc cardiovascular disorders assessment of myocardial bridging index on coronary computed tomography angiography: predicting coronary artery disease risk

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• who: Yang Lu and colleagues from the We retrospectively recruited , consecutive patients who underwent CCTA at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from September , to March , and confirmed , patients with the presence of MB on the left anterior descending (LAD) arteryAll patients were referred for evaluation because of chest tightness, precordial discomfort or palpitations. We excluded MB patients with the following conditions: cardiomyopathy (n=6), severe valvular heart disease (n=9), significant cardiac arrhythmia (n=14), severe hepatic and renal insufficiency (n=2), malignant tumours (n=4), a previous cardiovascular operation (n=21), unqualified image quality . . .
  

   

  

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