I have a myocardial bridge in the LAD. I only found out 4 years ago that I have one. I am now 71. I have had issues my entire life with mine. Whenever I was around age 1, my parents had to rush me to a hospital and the doctors thought I was having a seizure. Until my general practitioner in Mobile, AL noticed a problem with my EKG and ordered a heart cath and found mine. I made so many trips to the ER, because I thought I was having a heart attack. They could never find anything. I am very interested in communicating with anyone that has a myocardial bridge. I would like your advice on where to go to see a doctor that knows about it. I can't find a doctor in Mobile that has any other patients with Myocardial Bridge.
My history is similar to yours. Since MB's are congenital and rare, few pediatricians, GP's, let alone cardiologists have much knowledge of MBs. My mother was a doc and she never suspected an MB, thought it was neurological or metabolic in my youth. I could not compete in any sport because I tired too quickly. Abnormally fast for a child, teenager, young adult, etc. My mom had 5 children before me and all were involved with team sports in school and later for fun.
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There is an excellent myocardial bridge support group on Facebook with loads of information, files on medical studies, podcasts with world renowned surgeons, etc. I had a mild heart attack over three years ago attributed to a myocardial bridge I didn’t know I had. Although my cardiologist identified it his information was out of date. I have an appointment with tests scheduled with one of the country’s leading MB cardiologists next month to get more answers. A big NO for those of us who have MB’s are stents and to a degree open heart surgery.
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My history is similar to yours. Since MB's are congenital and rare, few pediatricians, GP's, let alone cardiologists have much knowledge of MBs. My mother was a doc and she never suspected an MB, thought it was neurological or metabolic in my youth. I could not compete in any sport because I tired too quickly. Abnormally fast for a child, teenager, young adult, etc. My mom had 5 children before me and all were involved with team sports in school and later for fun.
Not me.
There is an excellent myocardial bridge support group on Facebook with loads of information, files on medical studies, podcasts with world renowned surgeons, etc. I had a mild heart attack over three years ago attributed to a myocardial bridge I didn’t know I had. Although my cardiologist identified it his information was out of date. I have an appointment with tests scheduled with one of the country’s leading MB cardiologists next month to get more answers. A big NO for those of us who have MB’s are stents and to a degree open heart surgery.
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