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Myocardial bridge in a child with cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation: a bridge over troubled water?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2023

Joseph McHale ,
Bill Ngha ,
Joshua Kurtz ,
Deborah Kozik ,
Christopher Johnsrude  and
Soham Dasgupta Open the ORCID record for Soham Dasgupta [Opens in a new window]
Joseph McHale
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Norton Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Bill Ngha
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Norton Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Joshua Kurtz
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Norton Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Deborah Kozik
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Norton Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Christopher Johnsrude
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Norton Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Soham Dasgupta*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Norton Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
*
Corresponding author: S. Dasgupta; Email: soham.dasgupta@louisville.edu
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Abstract

Resuscitated cardiac arrest in a child triggers a comprehensive workup to identify an aetiology and direct management. The presence of a myocardial bridge does not automatically imply causation. Careful determination of the haemodynamic significance of the myocardial bridge is critical to avoid an unnecessary sternotomy and to provide appropriate treatment.

Keywords

Myocardial bridgecardiac arrestpaediatrics
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 12 , December 2023 , pp. 2681 - 2684
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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