Myocardial bridge

The coronary arteries and their branches usually walk on the epicardial fat on the surface of the heart or on the deep side of the epicardium. When a segment of the coronary artery is surrounded by the heart muscle, this segment of the heart muscle is called the myocardial bridge. Called the mural coronary artery.

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