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Longitudinal strain measured by two‐dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography to evaluate left ventricular function in patients with myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery

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Myocardial bridging (MB) can cause myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, or even sudden cardiac death. We aimed to evaluate the left ventricular function in patients with MB of the left anterior… Click to show full abstract

Myocardial bridging (MB) can cause myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, or even sudden cardiac death. We aimed to evaluate the left ventricular function in patients with MB of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) using longitudinal strain (LS) measured by two‐dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.

Keywords: ventricular function; echocardiography; evaluate left; myocardial bridging; function patients; left ventricular

Journal Title: Echocardiography
Year Published: 2019

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