Research Article

Use of Novel Blunt Dissection Technique for Surgical Unroofing in Myocardial Bridging Patients

Table 3

Seattle Angina Questionnaire Scores before and after unroofing in the conventional group.

CategoriesPreoperative (n = 26)Postoperative (n = 26) value

Physical limitation due to angina71.6 (64.4–77.8)88.6 (80–95.6)<0.001
Anginal stability17.3 (0–50)78.8 (50–100)<0.001
Anginal frequency59.6 (50–70)85.7 (70–100)<0.001
Treatment satisfaction52.0 (41.2–64.7)85.3 (70.6–94.1)<0.001
Quality of life48.5 (38.5–61.5)81.3 (76.9–100)<0.001

Data were expressed as the median (interquartile range).