Myocardial Covering on Epicardial Coronary Arteries.Prevalence, Localization and Significance

1 January 1982

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Vol. 16 (2) , 151-155
https://doi.org/10.3109/14017438209101802

Abstract

Epicardial coronary arteries are on occasion covered by myocardial musculature (mural stretches). Premural segments of the left anterior descendent artery, and only of this artery, seem to be sites of predilection for arteriosclerotic stenosis and for coronary thrombosis. The myocardial covering can be demonstrated angiographically as a “milking effect” and surgical correction consisting of myotomy has recently proved successful.

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