Incidence of myocardial bridges in northwest Indians.
Indian Heart J
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1991 Nov-Dec; 43(6): 431-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-5198
ABSTRACT
Dissection of hearts obtained at autopsy from 150 adults (110 males, 40 females) and 15 children (10 males, 5 females) showed an incidence of myocardial bridges over the coronary arteries to be 34.5% in the male and 32.5% in female adults (p = NS); in children the incidence was 40% in either sex. A similar incidence was found in the neonates. Such bridges were also present in the fetuses. A bridge over the anterior interventricular artery could be identified as early as 60mm C.R. stage. An examination of serial sections of 3 early embryos indicated that the coronary arteries develop epimyocardially. The myocardial bridges seem to develop concurrently with the development of myocardium. In 63% instances a bridge was present on the anterior interventricular artery, other arteries were involved less frequently.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Child
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Incidence
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Adult
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Coronary Vessel Anomalies
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Fetal Heart
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian heart j
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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