Intraoperative coronary angiography and fractional flow reserve measurement with dobutamine infusion in supra-arterial myotomy for a myocardial bridge: a case report.
Shuichiro YamauchiAkihiro HayashidaAtsushi HirohataTaichi SakaguchiPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
Although surgical supra-arterial myotomy is safe and effective, inadequate myocardial resection might cause symptom recurrence. Intraoperative coronary artery angiography during the surgery can indicate whether additional resection is required. Objective assessment of ischaemia might be useful in cases with a MB, which can cause asymptomatic myocardial ischaemia and sudden cardiac death. FFRs before surgery can help in evaluating the need for surgery and for confirming the therapeutic effect and subsequent treatment.