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not be detected with the latter method. In turn, the hemodynamic signicance of MBs depends upon several factors, including the length of the bridged segment, the thickness of the myocar­dium overlying the tunneled artery, the nature and characteristics of the tissue surrounding the vessel, the orientation between myocardial bers and the coronary artery, the presence of a coro­nary stenosis proximal to the MB, and observer experience [14].
Anatomy
The left anterior descending (LAD) artery is the most common coronary artery affected by MBs, although bridging can be found less frequently in the other major epicardial coronary arteries. Eventually, diagonal and marginal branches may be involved in 18% and 40% of cases, respec­tively [1, 15].
LAD-MBs may signicantly vary in depth (1–10 mm) and length of encasement (10– 30 mm) [16]. These characteristics, along with the degree of systolic diameter reduction and sec­ondary branches involvement, are key elements for the evaluation of the hemodynamic signi­cance of MBs.Ferreira etal. proposed a classi­cation of LAD-MBs into two subtypes, according to the depth of embedment of the coronary artery: a more common supercial bridge (75% of cases), in which the myocardial bers cross the artery transversely towards the apex of the heart at an acute angle or perpendicularly; and a deep variant (25% of cases), in which the LAD devi­ates towards the right ventricle and deepens into the interventricular septum, where it is crossed transversely, obliquely or helically by a muscle bundle arising from the apex of the right ventricle [17]. While the supercial variant rarely results in systolic compression of the artery, the deep variant is supposed to cause myocardial ischemia due to the distortion and twisting of the bridged segment induced by the overlying muscle bundle, resulting in impaired coronary blood ow.
Pathophysiology
The physiology of MBs is substantially different both from that of xed defects and from the dynamic phenomenon of coronary vasospasm. Therefore, in the last decades, numerous studies have been carried out to understand the mecha­nism by which the presence of a MB can cause myocardial ischemia.
It is known that myocardial perfusion occurs mainly during the diastolic phase of the cardiac cycle. How the presence of a MB should impair diastolic coronary blood ow, since extravascular compression of the tunneled artery occurs during systole? It has been shown that the systolic nar­rowing of the bridged segment can extend into the early diastolic phase, resulting in the so­called “spillover” phenomenon [18]. In general, the more severe the systolic compression, the more likely the luminal area will be compro­mised in the early and even mid-diastole, where a persistent reduction of 34–51% in the bridged segment has been observed [19]. This phenome­non is further exacerbated by an increased heart rate, which causes a reduction of the diastolic perfusion time and an increase in epicardial coro­nary vasoconstriction and contraction of the MB [20, 21]. The resulting reduction in diastolic cor­onary blood ow may cause subendocardial isch­emia downstream of severe arterial bridge compression, as the shortened diastolic perfusion time may exacerbate the normal time delay in early diastolic subendocardial hyperemia com­pared to the subepicardial layers. More often, MBs can trigger septal ischemia by the “branch steal” mechanism, whereby increased ow veloc­ity in the compressed artery results in depressur­ization of septal branches within the MB [22].
MBs are thought to be protective against the formation of atherosclerotic plaques within the bridged segment. As a matter of fact, it has been postulated that the characteristics of the intima of the tunneled segment, which contains a predomi­nance of the contractile subtype of smooth mus­cle cells, the separation of the bridged segment from epicardial perivascular adipose tissue and
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the absence of foam cells may play a role in this anti-atherosclerotic effect [2325]. On the other hand, MBs are associated with up to 90% increased atherogenesis at the vessel segment proximal to the bridge [26]. This could be explained by the fact that systolic compression of the tunneled artery results in retrograde ow in the segment proximal to MB entrance, causing disturbance in systolic wall shear stress that has been linked to coronary plaques formation at this site [27, 28]. In addition, the altered hemody­namic pattern at the level of the MB has also been associated with other potential complications, including plaque vulnerability/thrombosis [27], increase in vasospasticity [29], and intimal injury possibly leading to dissection [30].
Clinical Presentation
Most MBs are clinically silent and usually repre­sent an incidental nding on angiography, CCT, or autopsy. Patients with MB may present with stable symptomatic or silent myocardial isch­emia, as well as with acute coronary syndromes. Other reported clinical presentations are coro­nary spasm, myocardial stunning, transient ven­tricular dysfunction, stress cardiomyopathy, syncope, exercise-induced dysrhythmias like supraventricular tachycardia, atrioventricular conduction block, and life-threatening ventricu­lar arrhythmias possibly leading to sudden death [15, 10, 31, 32]. Previously silent MBs may become symptomatic over time. Pathophysiological factors that may reveal or exacerbate symptoms are age, heart rate, left ven­tricular hypertrophy, and coronary atherosclero­sis [33].
Diagnosis
Morphological Assessment
CCT is a prime important, non-invasive tool in the diagnosis of MBs, being reported superior to coronary angiography in terms of detection rates [1]. CCT provides three-dimensional images
with high spatial and contrast resolution, allow­ing identication of morphological features of MBs, including the length and the degree of encasement of the bridged artery, as well as the length and thickness of the MB over the tunneled segment [34, 35] (Fig. 4.1). The technique also allows the classication of the vessel intramyo­cardial course in supercial or deep. Recently, the use of new post-processing algorithms for the derivation of functional information from the anatomic assessment provided by CCT, such as transluminal attenuation gradient and CCT-based fractional ow reserve (FFR), has brought encouraging, albeit initial, results [3639].
as a systolic compression, or milking, of the tun­neled artery, that reverses during diastole. A sys­tolic narrowing is dened as a 50% systolic diameter stenosis not present or less evident dur­ing diastole, and can be enhanced by intracoro­nary administration of nitroglycerine [40, 41]. To note, the severity of systolic compression at angi­ography does not always correlate with the func­tional relevance of MBs [42]. In addition to coronary milking, a MB can be suspected when a characteristic “step-down” and “step-up” mor­phology, also known as the “U” sign, of the intra­mural course of the LAD is observed [40]. Several angiographic views, including the lateral projection, are usually obtained to better visual­ize and characterize the vessel course (Fig.4.2) (Videos 4.1 and 4.2).
thickness, and location of the MB, IVUS assess­ment can be an adjunctive valuable tool to increase the detection rate of this coronary anomaly. Imaging with IVUS may display the reduced vessel area within the MB segment, the loss of the circular morphology of the artery under the compression of the bridge, as well as the characteristic, hypoechogenic “half-moon” sign over the bridged segment [43] (Fig. 4.3) (Video 4.3). Although the etiology of this last phenomenon is still a matter of debate, it appears to be highly specic as it can only be found in the bridged segment and not in adjacent refer­ence segments or other coronary arteries [26]. Lastly, IVUS examination can provide useful
With coronary angiography, the MB appears
Given its ability to characterize the length,
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Fig. 4.1 Volume rendering 3D image showing myocar­dial bridging of the LAD. The intramyocardial course involves the middle third of the vessel and shows overly-
information on the presence, severity, and distri­bution of subangiographic atherosclerosis [43], in order to guide treatment (e.g. appropriate stent selection and placement). Other intravascular imaging techniques, such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), may theoretically improve the characterization of the vessel wall within the bridged segment, but existing evidence is still scarce [44, 45].
Functional Assessment
An appropriate diagnostic workup of MBs should include the hemodynamic assessment of the bridged coronary artery. As previously men­tioned, physiology of MBs is rather different to that of xed lesions. Because the dynamic steno­ses in the context of MBs are dependent on extra­vascular compression and intramyocardial tension, their functional assessment should not
ing myocardial tissue. Therefore, the MB can be addressed as deep. LAD left anterior descending artery. MB myocar­dial bridge
be limited to resting conditions and thus should include chronotropic and inotropic stimulation. Also, during systole, the vascular compression causes distal pressure overshooting due to milk­ing of blood against a highly restrictive circula­tion. This translates into higher intracoronary over aortic pressures distal to the MB, or, in other words, in negative pressure systolic gradients across the MB [46] (Fig. 4.4). Distal pressure overshooting and systolic pressure gradient inversion may lead to an underestimation of the functional impact of the MB when assessed with conventional FFR, this being an average of sys­tolic and diastolic gradients. In view of these con­siderations, the use of diastolic-FFR during dobutamine challenge or after intracoronary ade­nosine administration has been shown to be a bet­ter alternative approach to test MB functional signicance [42]. However, the acquisition of diastolic rather than mean FFR is complex and more vulnerable to measurement errors, and
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Fig. 4.2 Angiographic appearance of a LAD-MB in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, both in dias­tole (a and c) and systole (b and d). The lateral projection
therefore is not routinely performed in most car­diac laboratories [47].
More recently, the introduction of a lesion­specic, non-hyperemic diastolic index, the instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR®, Volcano corporation, San Diego, Ca, USA), has shed new light on functional assessment of MBs. This index measures the translesional pressure
enhances the step-down (top arrow) and step-up (bottom arrow) of the bridged LAD (c and d). LAD left anterior descending artery. MB myocardial bridge
gradient in a specic phase of the cardiac dias­tole (the wave-free period), in which coronary ow is maximal and microcirculatory resis­tances are low and stable. As such, it might not be hampered by systolic pressure overshooting and negative systolic pressure gradient caused by extravascular compression of the tunneled artery. Moreover, iFR allows anatomic mapping
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Fig. 4.3 IVUS imaging of a LAD-MB during diastole (a) and systole (b). An hypoechogenic “half-moon” image surrounding the bridge is present during the entire cardiac
Fig. 4.4 Intracoronary pressure tracings at baseline and during inotropic challenge in MB.Pressure overshooting during dobutamine challenge occurs because of systolic milking of blood distal to the MB, causing higher intracoronary (Pd– blue tracing) over aortic (Pa– red tracing) pressures. MB myocardial bridge
of the vessel by guidewire pullback (iFR Scout), providing information on the ischemic contribu­tion of the MB [48]. iFR has been shown to have greater correlation to patients’ symptoms or presence of myocardial ischemia than FFR.In a series of 20 patients with angina, no signicant coronary artery disease (CAD), silent ischemia conrmed by non-invasive stress test, and angi­ographic or CCT evidence of MB, iFR at rest was abnormal in 65% of cases (with a clear step-up across the MB at iFR pullback), whereas FFR at rest was negative in all patients. In addi-
cycle (arrows). IVUS: intravascular ultrasound. LAD: left anterior descending artery. MB: myocardial bridge
tion, after inotropic stimulus by intravenous dobutamine infusion, iFR dropped in all cases, while conventional FFR did not signicantly change. The discrepancy between FFR and iFR correlated with the reduction or negativization of the systolic pressure gradient both at rest and after dobutamine challenge, further supporting the hypothesis that systolic pressure gradient inversion observed in signicant MBs can invariably affect FFR measurements [49]. A typical clinical example of LAD-MB functional evaluation is shown in Fig.4.5.
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Fig. 4.5 Morphological and functional assessment of a patient with LAD-MB. (a and b) Diastolic and systolic angiographic appearance of the MB at resting conditions and (c and d) after dobutamine administration (20μ/kg/ min). Hemodynamic assessment shows near-cutoff values for both FFR (e) and iFR (f) in basal conditions. FFR val­ues increase during dobutamine infusion (g). Conversely,
iFR measurements become more positive after dobuta­mine challenge (h). Red and yellow tracings indicate proximal (Pa) and distal (Pd) pressures, respectively. LAD left anterior descending artery, MB myocardial bridge, FFR fractional ow reserve, iFR instantaneous wave-free ratio
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The use of Doppler-tipped guidewires to assess intracoronary ow velocity and coronary ow reserve is by far a less diffuse tool to evalu­ate MB functional signicance. The analysis of ow velocity in vessels with MB revealed a sys­tolic ow reversal proximal to the bridged seg­ment and a characteristic “spike and dome” pattern or “ngertip phenomenon”, due to abrupt early diastolic ow acceleration, rapid mid­diastolic ow deceleration and mid to late dia­stolic plateau [26, 50]. An impaired coronary ow reserve has been observed when measured distal to the MB [19].
Among functional non-invasive imaging tests, stress echocardiography, stress cardiac magnetic resonance, single-photon emission-computed tomography and positron emission tomography are the most widely used [51]. As already men­tioned, transluminal attenuation gradient and CCT-derived FFR are emerging as new post­processing techniques to derive functional infor­mation from CCT [3639].
Treatment
Medical Therapy
The treatment of MBs should be reserved only for patients with symptoms and/or objective signs of ischemia, and should focus on relieving potential triggers and hemodynamic disturbances that aggravate the MB, such as hypertension/ hypertrophy, increased heart rate, reduced dia­stolic coronary lling period, and inappropriate compression of the artery. Although evidence is limited, symptomatic patients seem to respond well to pharmacological treatment with beta­blockers or non-dihydropyridine calcium­channel blockers (CCB), which are therefore considered as rst-line therapy [5254]. By reducing heart rate and myocardial contractility, beta-blockers have been shown to restore base­line pressure tracings in patients with signicant overshooting induced by inotropic challenge, providing evidence of treatment efcacy [42, 49,
52]. Given the similar hemodynamic effect of
beta-blockers and the additional benet in reduc-
ing concomitant vasospasm, CCB can be used as an alternative to beta-blockers when they are not tolerated or contraindicated [54]. Pure vasodila­tors, such as nitrates, are contraindicated in patients with functional signicant MBs, as they may exacerbate symptoms by augmentation of the systolic narrowing and increase in vessel wall compliance [41]. Ivabradine, which acts by slow­ing the heart rate and thereby prolonging the dia­stolic period, may be considered as a second-line therapy for patients who cannot tolerate beta­blockers or CCB, or in combination with lower doses of these drugs [10]. Patients with concomi­tant atherosclerotic disease may benet from aggressive risk factor modication and treatment with antiplatelet and statin therapy.
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
No randomized studies between optimal medical treatment and medical therapy plus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with MB have been reported so far. Nevertheless, percuta­neous stent implantation may be considered in selected patients refractory to maximal medical therapy. Although some initial experiences had shown an improvement in hemodynamic abnor­malities and symptoms [50, 55], further studies have raised concerns by reporting higher rates of target lesion revascularization after PCI of the bridged segments [56]. In addition, stent implan­tation in MBs has been associated with higher rates of complications, including coronary perfo­ration [57], stent fracture [58, 59], in-stent reste­nosis [56], and stent thrombosis [60]. An elegant study using IVUS reported increased rates of late events after stenting of the LAD when the stent extended unintentionally into the MB, compared to patients who underwent stent implantation only in the epicardial obstructive lesion [61]. Given these unfavorable outcomes, revascular­ization using drug-eluting stents should be con­sidered only for severely symptomatic patients who are refractory to optimal medical therapy and who are not amenable for surgery. Bioresorbable scaffolds, when implanted in MBs, have recently been shown to be superior to
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everolimus- eluting stents in terms of angio­graphic late loss and tissue proliferation, suggest­ing a potential benet of vascular restoration in this setting [62].
Surgery
Surgical options for MBs include supra-arterial myotomy (i.e. surgical unroong of the bridged LAD) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Isolated supra-arterial myotomy can be performed in the absence of severe atheroscle­rotic disease, and involves dissection of the myo­cardial bers overlying the bridged segment with complete exposure of the coronary artery [63
65]. This procedure is not without risk, and may
result in wall perforation, ventricular aneurism formation, and post-operative bleeding [64]. In this regard, intraoperative high-frequency epicar­dial echocardiography may help to identify the course of the vessel thereby reducing the risk of complications [66]. CABG has been shown to be superior to myotomy in cases of extensive (>25mm) or deep (>5mm) MBs, and might be a better option for patients with signicant athero­sclerotic disease proximal to the MB [67, 68]. However, graft failure rates have been reported to be high due to potential competitive ow [69].
Surgical treatment should be considered for patients with persistent symptoms despite opti­mal medical therapy and with proven inducible ischemia, especially for those who have experi­enced myocardial infarction, life-threatening arrhythmias, and resuscitated cardiac arrest. A recent meta-analysis of 18 studies comparing dif­ferent therapeutic strategies for patients with MB showed that, among invasively treated patients, surgery was superior to percutaneous treatment in terms of symptoms relief and major cardiovas­cular events related to target vessel revasculariza­tion [70].
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