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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients

From: Surgical strategies and outcomes for myocardial bridges coexisting with other cardiac conditions

Characteristics

Total (n = 77)

Isolate myotomy (n = 31)

LAD CABG and (or not) myotomy (n = 25)

Myotomy and other branch bypass grafting (n = 10)

Myotomy and other procedures (n = 11)

Age (years)

55.2 ± 9.74

54.55 ± 12.84

59(50.5–62)

54.5 ± 6.06

57.82 ± 9.28

Gender (female/male)

17/60

8/23

6/19

0/10

3/8

Symptoms (n)

 Chest pain (n)

66

31

25

10

0

 Dyspnea (n)

27

10

7

4

6

 Obesity (BMI > 30kg/m2)

5

1

2

1

1

 Recent smoking (n)

33

12

12

4

5

 Diabetes mellitus (n)

12

5

6

1

0

 Hypertension (n)

21

11

2

5

3

 Dyslipidemia (n)

23

10

8

5

0

 Previous MI (n)

17

4

10

3

0

 History of arrhythmia (n)

2

0

1

0

1

 NYHA class III and IV (n)

3

2

0

0

1

 CCS class III and IV (n)

23

15

3

5

0

Angiographic findings

 LAD MB (n)

73

31

21

10

11

 Combined LAD stenosis (n)

21

0

21

0

0

 Combined LAD obstruction(n)

4

0

4

0

0

 Other branch stenosis (n)

29

0

20

9

0

 Other branch obstruction (n)

4

0

3

1

0

 Systolic compression degree of MB (%)

80(60–80)

80(80–90)

50(50–70)

75(60–80)

70(50–80)

LV EF (%)

65(60–67)

65(60–67)

60(60–66)

62.90 ± 6.01

60(60–69)

LVEDD (mm)

47.08 ± 5.15

45.29 ± 4.28

48.60 ± 4.86

46.70 ± 4.47

49.00 ± 4.20

  1. Non-normally distributed were presented as median (interquartile range [IQR])
  2. BMI: body mass index; NYHA; New York Heart Association; CCS: Canadian Cardiovascular Society; MI: myocardial infarction; LAD MB: left anterior descending myocardial bridge; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fractions; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting