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Clinically asymptomatic myocardial bridging in a child with familial subaortic stenosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2013

Selman Gokalp*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Trakya University Medical Faculty, Edirne, Turkey
Funda Oztunc
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Correspondence to: Dr Selman Gokalp, Trakya Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Cocuk Kardiyoloji Bilim Dali, Balkan Yerleşkesi, Edirne, Turkey. Tel: +90 533 5151474; Fax: +90 284 2352338; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

Myocardial bridging is usually seen in the setting of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or left ventricular hypertrophy. It is rarely reported in an asymptomatic patient with an otherwise structurally normal heart. Familial subaortic stenosis is also a rare entity, and its mode of inheritance is still unknown. Here, we described the case of a 13-year-old asymptomatic girl with a positive family history of sudden cardiac death and subaortic stenosis who was diagnosed with severe myocardial bridging concomitant with familial subaortic stenosis.

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Brief Reports
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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