Clinical Study

Assessment of Myocardial Bridge and Mural Coronary Artery Using ECG-Gated 256-Slice CT Angiography: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Classification of MB according to location, thickness, and length of myocardial bridge segment.

LocationNo. (%)Mean length (mm)*Mean thickness (mm)*

LAD2235 (60.4)
OM59 (15.2)
D153 (13.6)
D214 (3.6)
LAD17 (1.8)
LAD37 (1.8)
LCX27 (1.8)
RCA27 (1.8)

Total389 (100)

Data in parentheses are percentages.
*Data are mean ± standard deviation.
LAD1: the proximal segment of left anterior descending artery (LAD); LAD2: the middle segment of LAD; LAD3: the distal segment of LAD; OM: the obtuse marginal branch; D1: the first diagonal artery; D2: the second diagonal artery; LCX2: the distal segment of left circumflex artery; RCA: the middle segment of right coronary artery.