Myocardial bridge and proximal stenosis in hypertensive patients

hypertension in and a higher mean age of our patients. The arterial pressure is increased in the artery proximal to the bridge and the blood flow pattern also changes. These factors, in turn, could cause tension on the arterial intima and may cause or worsen preexisting atherosclerosis[5]. Though hypertension is one of the factors for the formation of atherosclerosis, it is not the direct cause for stenosis in patients with myocardial bridge. We found no correlation between myocardial bridge and stenosis of the proximal artery in hypertensive patients. This finding, however, needs to be further confirmed by additional studies involving more patients.